President Donald Trump and administration officials said the agent acted in self-defence after the woman used her vehicle to threaten officers. Local leaders, citing video footage and eyewitness accounts, rejected that explanation and called for independent investigations

The shooting occurred around 9:30 am (local time) on Wednesday near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. The woman was later identified as Renee Nicole Good. Minneapolis police said she was struck in the head and pronounced dead at a hospital

In a statement to FOX 9, ICE said officers were conducting a targeted operation when protesters blocked them. "One of these violent rioters weaponised her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them -- an act of domestic terrorism," the statement said. ICE said an officer, "fearing for his life", fired defensive shots

Trump defended the agent in a post after viewing a video of the incident, calling it "a horrible thing to watch". He said the woman "violently, willfully, and viciously" ran over an ICE officer, who "seems to have shot her in self-defence"

"The situation is being studied, in its entirety," Trump said, adding that such incidents were occurring because "the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis". He said ICE agents were "just trying to do the job of making America safe"

Minnesota officials disputed that account. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he had reviewed video of the shooting and rejected the self-defence claim. "Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit," Frey said, calling it a "garbage narrative"

Witnesses told local FOX 9 that the woman was inside a red Honda Pilot when ICE agents approached. According to their accounts, one agent stood on either side of the vehicle while a third attempted to open the driver's side door. Witnesses said an agent then stepped back and fired three shots through the driver's side window, adding that the vehicle was not moving toward the agents

Video reviewed by FOX 9 shows an ICE agent positioned in front of the vehicle as it begins to move forward. The agent fires multiple shots while sidestepping the SUV, which then crashes into a parked vehicle

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz rejected the Department of Homeland Security's narrative, urging the public to "not believe this propaganda machine." He said the state would conduct "a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice"