Mayor alleges ICE officer ‘recklessly’ shot her adding immigration agents are ‘causing chaos in our city’.Published On 7 Jan 20267 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareOne person is dead after an ICE officer on a large-scale immigration operation in Minneapolis shot dead a woman who allegedly “weaponised” her vehicle.The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle on Wednesday in a residential neighbourhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots,” McLaughlin wrote in a post on X.Mayor Jacob Frey alleged the officer “recklessly” shot her, adding immigration agents are “causing chaos in our city”.“They’re ripping families apart. They’re sowing chaos on our streets and in this case, quite literally killing people,” Frey said at a news conference.“They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defence. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bulls**t,” the mayor said.Dramatic escalationA dark-coloured SUV with a bullet hole through its windshield and blood splattered across the headrest was seen rammed into a pole on the snowy street where the shooting took place.Venus de Mars, 65, a resident who lives near the site of the shooting, described seeing paramedics perform CPR on a woman collapsed next to a snowbank near the crashed car. Shortly after, they loaded her into an ambulance that drove away without its sirens on.“There’s been lots of ICE activity, but nothing like this,” de Mars said. “I’m so angry. I’m so angry , and I feel helpless.” Advertisement The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major US cities under the Trump administration.The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul have been on edge since DHS announced on Tuesday it launched the operation with 2,000 agents and officers expected to participate in the crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. A protester at the scene following the deadly shooting [Stephen Maturen/Getty Images]The shooting drew protesters into the streets near the scene, some of whom were met by heavily armed federal agents wearing gas masks who fired chemical munitions at the demonstrators.A large throng of protesters gathered and vented their anger at the local and federal officers there. “Shame! Shame! Shame!” and “ICE out of Minnesota!”, they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.The area where the shooting occurred is a mod …
