Masked ICE agents were drawing closer to protesters in Minneapolis on Thursday, firing tear gas on the crowd gathering in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good.
CNN's Laura Coates reported how tensions were rising on the ground as questions mounted over what happened between now identified ICE agent Jonathan Ross and Good, who was driving in her Honda Pilot when Ross reportedly fired three shots at her through her vehicle windows.
"The ICE agents coming down, guns drawn right now," Coates said. "Some sort of agents trying to counteract right now, trying to get their colleagues into it right now as they're spraying something into the air right now. People are concerned."
While speaking with CNN anchor Kasie Hunt, Coates reported tear gas hitting the crowd.
"A lot of tension. We've got people around right now about 40 or so ICE agents that are out here in the area," she said. "There is something that is in the air causing you to cough a little bit. They are retreating right now as the crowd is coming closer and closer. They are retreating back in one single line, holding the line as they're walking right now. You have people who are close and they're continuing to yell, 'Back.' People are covering their mouths."