ICE shootings in Minneapolis

[mellowtigger]

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.

Comments

[shimmerwine]

Thought of you when I saw the news and hoped that you're out of the line of fire.

[mellowtigger]

Yes, this was in south Minneapolis, so it's not part of my neighborhood. I was at work at the time, so safely indoors. I drank some whisky and went to bed before 7pm last night, so I didn't join the very well attended vigils and protests last night. I've reached my limit of stress. I'm done. They closed schools district-wide for the rest of the week. ICE is invading and shooting weapons there too. I'm just done.

[darkoshi]

I hate that all this is happening. And that I don't have any better comments about it, comments that would be useful as opposed to just grim.

[mellowtigger]

I said essentially the same thing to a coworker yesterday. It's all awful, and I just don't know what to DO, as in walk out the front door to do it. I've exceeded my tolerance threshold for stress and anxiety. I drank whisky and went to sleep before 7pm yesterday. *sigh* The whole city is not doing well. They closed schools for the rest of the week (link in other comment) after ICE invaded and attacked students too.

[wispywillow]

Someone shared the meaning of the victim's name:
Renee = rebirth or renaissance
Nicole = victory of the people
Good = self-explanatory

May her senseless death not be in vain.

I think 2026 is going to be the tipping point. The GOP knows they're gonna get reamed in the midterms, and trump knows that if Dems take control of the House (and maybe even the Senate), his free rein is done.

2026 is going to be his Extinction Burst, and people are going to continue to get hurt.

This entire admin belongs in prison.