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Ongoing Tensions in Minneapolis
Tensions have continued to escalate in Minneapolis early on Thursday, as protesters clashed with law enforcement following the second shooting involving a federal officer in about a week. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that on Wednesday, a federal law enforcement officer shot an individual who had fled a traffic stop and then, along with two others, began attacking the officer.
This incident occurred just days after the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on January 7. According to DHS officials, Good was allegedly attempting to run over law enforcement officers when an ICE officer fatally shot her — a claim that local officials have disputed.
New Details Emerge About Renee Good’s Death
Newly released documents from the Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) are now shedding light on the chaotic scene following the fatal shooting of Renee Good on January 7. Several pages of transcripts were released to various media outlets late Thursday from the MFD confirming that Good had gunshot wounds to her chest, forearm, and possibly to her head, according to the new documents.
First responders “found two apparent gunshot wounds to the patient’s right chest [and] one apparent gunshot wound to the patient’s left forearm,” according to the documents. Officials said Good was then relocated from the snowbank outside the vehicle to the sidewalk at the northeast corner of 34th St. and Portland “for a more workable scene, better access for ambulances, and separation from an escalating scene involving law enforcement and bystanders.”
Responders continued the patient assessment at that site but found the patient “still not breathing and pulseless.”
Calls for Collaboration in Shooting Probe
Thirty-four former Minnesota federal prosecutors are urging the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office to work collaboratively with state authorities on the investigation into the deadly ICE shooting, which is being led solely by the FBI. The letter — signed by former U.S. Attorney Todd Jones and 33 former assistant U.S. attorneys with the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office — said the DOJ’s directive “breaks with the long-standing and important precedent … of conducting cooperative and joint federal-state investigations into law enforcement uses of force.”
“The thoroughness and credibility of an investigation is as important to achieving justice as the ultimate outcome,” the letter stated. “Here, the legitimacy of any investigation turns on whether the public — the constituency the U.S. Attorney’s Office serves — believes it was comprehensive and unbiased.”
Woman Forced from Car Speaks Out
A woman who was caught on video getting forcibly pulled from a vehicle by agents in Minneapolis on Tuesday said she feels “lucky to be alive.” The woman, Aliya Rahman, said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred.
“Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled,” she said in a statement on Thursday. “This happened just two blocks from where Renee Good was murdered, so I am very aware that this confrontation could have ended differently for me.”
Rahman said that while in federal custody she asked for a doctor but was taken to a detention center, where she said she lost consciousness before being taken to a hospital.
“I may have more to say in the coming days but for now, I am relieved to be safe and ask for privacy as I heal from my injuries and navigate how to move forward from this traumatic experience,” she said.
In a statement on the incident, Homeland Security said a crowd “began impeding law enforcement operations” of ICE officers and that several people were taken into custody for assault.
“One agitator ignored multiple commands by an officer to move her vehicle away from the scene, she was arrested for obstruction,” the statement, which did not identify Rahman by name, said.
In video of the incident, Rahman can be heard saying she is disabled and was trying to go to the doctor.
Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas
Tear gas was deployed by federal agents at protesters outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis as protests continue.
The federal building serves as the base for ICE operations.
Several protesters were seen coughing and stumbling as they ran away from the gas.
Children Hospitalized After Tear Gas Deployment
Two children, including one who was 6-months-old, were hospitalized last night after federal agents deployed tear gas during Wednesday night’s protests, according to the Minneapolis Office of Community Safety. The infant was inside a vehicle that was hit by tear gas and began to experience “breathing difficulties,” according to the agency.
“The family moved the infant into a nearby home. Reports also stated that the baby had stopped breathing,” the agency said in a statement.
“Firefighters and Minneapolis Police officers worked through the crowds in the area to reach the home. Once on scene, they assessed the infant and confirmed that the infant was breathing and stable, but serious condition,” the Minneapolis Office of Community Safety added.
The infant and another child, whose age was not released, were transported to a hospital for further evaluation. Details about their conditions weren’t immediately available.
Family Attorney Comments on Politics
Amid reports that Good’s father Tim Ganger is a supporter of Trump, attorney Atonio Romanucci told ABC News that some in Good’s family voted for the Trump administration during the 2024 elections, but said that after her death her family is “united as to what happened against Renee.”
“In the last election, some of her family voted in for this administration, but despite that, they are united now that this killing was wrong and they all want redress and accountability,” he said.
The attorney would not comment on why Good was protesting ICE activity but said that when the surge in federal agents took place she was “concerned” about what was going on.
Romanucci stressed that the family wants Minneapolis citizens to stay peaceful as they protest.
“They don’t want to see violence because that’s not Renee. Renee was not violent. Renee was good. That’s what this whole mantra is. She was a good person, and so we don’t want to see anything that resembles any destruction or violence,” he said.
Attorney Says It’s Premature for Federal Officials to Justify Shooting
Antonio Romanucci, the attorney who represents the family of Renee Good, told ABC News in a Zoom interview on Thursday that it’s “premature” for federal officials to claim that Good’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent was justified.
“There is no doubt that for any federal or government officials to say that they know what happened here and to reach a conclusion without any evidence when nobody really has it is certainly premature,” he said.
Romanucci called on the FBI to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies.
“By allowing a parallel investigation without impeding it, that would be the road to transparency,” he said.
Governor Appeals to Trump
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted an appeal to President Donald Trump on social media Thursday.
“Let’s turn the temperature down. Stop this campaign of retribution. This is not who we are,” he said in the post.
Walz also appealed to Minnesotans.
“I know this is scary. We can – we must – speak out loudly, urgently, but also peacefully. We cannot fan the flames of chaos. That’s what he wants,” he said.
DHS Releases Details of Wednesday Shooting Incident
The Department of Homeland Security released details of the alleged assault by a reported undocumented man that led to a federal agent opening fire Wednesday night. Agents stopped a car in Minneapolis for Julio Cesar Sosa-Ceils, who DHS alleges was undocumented, according to a press release. Sosa-Ceils allegedly fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car and fled on foot, according to DHS.
The suspect allegedly began to resist arrest and “violently assault an officer” when two other people “came out of a nearby apartment and attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle,” according to DHS.
Sosa Celis allegedly “got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick,” and the officer shot the suspect in the leg, according to DHS. Sosa Celis and the other two suspects, who were not identified but alleged to be undocumented,” were arrested, according to DHS.
State Agency to Conduct Probe
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says it will conduct its own investigation into the shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday night involving a federal officer and a man the Department of Homeland Security has described as a wanted Venezuelan immigrant.
The BCA said in an X post that its team was there to process the scene.