The US president has blamed “radical left” protesters for the bloodshed

The ICE agent who fatally shot a woman during an altercation in Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota on Wednesday was acting in self-defense, US President Donald Trump has said.

According to video of the incident, an immigration agent attempted to open the door of an SUV driven by Renee Good and fired multiple shots when she tried to drive away.

While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleged that Good had attempted to ram ICE officers with the car, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed that version of events as “bullsh**t.”

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump backed ICE officers. “I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch,” Trump wrote.

“The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” he added.

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The president blamed the incident on members of the “radical left” targeting ICE agents. “We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!” he wrote.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters that Good’s vehicle was blocking a road when federal agents approached her. “The vehicle began to drive off. At least two shots were fired,” he said.

Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, denied that her daughter was involved in anti-ICE protests. “She was probably terrified,” Ganger told the Minnesota Star Tribune. “Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” she said.

Trump launched a crackdown on illegal immigration after returning to the White House in January 2025, vowing to carry out the largest deportation effort in American history. Democrats have denounced ICE raids in US cities as an abuse of power and scapegoating of migrants.