ICE shootings in Minneapolis

TLDR: If you want just one thing to read easily, then I recommend this Minnesota Public Radio News text story or watch their Instagram video about it.

When my parents visited many weeks ago, I told them that I expected Trump to save his "worst/best" response just for Minnesota, because our governor dared to oppose him in the election. Trump and this Republican administration didn't disappoint. They sent a small army to Minnesota. There are confusing reports right now of at least 1 but maybe 2 incidents with ICE shooting at people, and at least one person dead.

Click to read the many links to other news sources...

Here is all the detail that I know.

• Livestream (after the killing) video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/6f2uyGkcRco
  (Google Maps pin for 34th and Portland, in south Minneapolis, not near me here in north)
• Photos on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielsuitor.com/post/3mbtsyiaxos27
• City Of Minneapolis official statement (also Bluesky): https://bsky.app/profile/minneapolismn.gov/post/3mbtv2rfhod27
• An early news story with links: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/breaking-major-response-to-shooting-involving-ice-agent-in-minneapolis

We are officially in the "blackout period" on my team, where vacation time is not allowed, due to the increased workload of the new semester. Otherwise... I would be taking off this afternoon, starting this moment.

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security posted here on Facebook (archived copy) that "MURDERERS HAVE NO HOME IN MINNEAPOLIS." The irony, it hurts.

Update 4pm Central: ICE/DHS posted falsehoods about the event. Of course they did. If you feel the need, you can watch the video here and here on Bluesky. It is not bloody or graphic. It is, of course, disturbing because you know that somebody alive at the beginning is dead at the end. If Bluesky doesn't show you the video, then you need to edit your Account settings to allow graphic content. There is longer and better footage available here on Facebook. If you need a method to rip videos yourself from webpages, then I strongly recommend Video DownloadHelper.

Edit 5:40pm Central: Someone took the video and highlighted where the driver was politely signaling to the ICE truck to go ahead of her. She was trying to safely leave and not hurt anybody. They posted this video on the Law subreddit.

Our typically authority-loving mayor actually said something surprising. He told ICE (YouTube, NBC News) to "Get the fuck out of Minneapolis." And our Governor Walz ordered our National Guard troops to protect Minneapolis from ICE.