By Stephen Swanson
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs.
WCCO is at the scene near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where federal and local law enforcement have clashed for hours with protesters.
McLaughlin claims the victim was “one of these violent rioters” who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism.”
In a social media post, Democratic Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said the victim was “a U.S. citizen.”
This fatality comes amid the influx of 2,000 federal law enforcement members in the Twin Cities metro area.
Rep. Ilhan Omar: “ICE must stop terrorizing our communities”
In a statement, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said the victim was a “legal observer.”
“ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and leave our city,” she said.
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