Video circulating online that showed the moment an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman driving away from ICE agents in Minneapolis has drawn public scrutiny on Wednesday.
ICE officials claimed that a "rioter" attempted to use her vehicle to target agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security; however, video footage showed a different scenario from what DHS announced.
"DHS was premature in their comments," said Charles Ramsey, CNN senior law enforcement analyst and former Washington, D.C., police chief.
Ramsey described how the immediate information might not have accurately described the investigation and how questions have surfaced after the footage showed the driver was trying to leave the location when an ICE officer walked up to her and shot her, causing the car to crash.
"The evidence has to match the story that the officer is telling. The mere fact that a car may have been moving in your direction doesn't justify the use of deadly force," Ramsey added.
Others responded on social media to the incident and footage:
"Fascist a-- country where the only job prospects is untrained gestapo thugs who feel empowered to do whatever they want. f--- ice," influencer and streamer Hasan Piker wrote on X.
"Local reporter @maxnesterak posted video of the incident that shows you are a liar and these ICE officers murdered someone in cold blood," policy and campaign strategist Alexander McCoy wrote on X.
"You’re lying again, Tricia. You’re an embarrassment to the Catholic faith. This is how people rot in hell," Tennessee Congressional candidate Christopher Hale wrote on X.
"You're not getting off that easy. Too many witnesses too many cameras. 3-4 gun shots point blank in the face at the front of her vehicle. Bulls--- woman. Attempted murder faces a life sentence and murder if she dies," attorney Tracey Gallagher wrote on X.
"Any professional would know not to release a statement like this before any internal investigation could possibly have occurred. But you’re not a law-enforcement professional. You’re a nazi propagandist. And you will only be remembered in infamy," attorney John Oleske wrote on X.
"DHS tweeted this yesterday. Little more than 24 hours later, ICE agents just shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis," Zeteo political correspondent Prem Thakker wrote on Bluesky.
