Feds sending more agents into Minneapolis, days after killing of Renee Good

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The Department of Homeland Security has promised to send hundreds more federal agents into Minneapolis , days after one shot and killed a woman there.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the announcement on Fox News Sunday. There are already more than 2,000 federal agents in the Twin Cities, more than double the number of local police officers.

Minneapolis leaders fear the increased federal presence could lead to more violence akin to ICE agent Jonathan Ross ‘ killing of Renee Good . On Wednesday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot Good multiple times while she was behind the wheel of her vehicle. While Noem, President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other federal officials have tried to paint Good as an aggressor who was attempting to harm the agent, expert analysis of video evidence , local authorities and witness accounts have discredited that narrative and no evidence has been presented by federal agencies that Good was involved in terroristic activities outside of their characterization of her actions behind the wheel.

Here’s the latest on the Minneapolis ICE shooting

On Sunday night, law enforcement shot tear gas canisters, pepper balls and other chemical agents at protesters outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. The building serves as ICE’s local headquarters. Three Democratic Congress members from Minnesota were denied access to an ICE facility there on Saturday.

A rally and march on Saturday brought “tens of thousands of people” to the streets of Minneapolis, according to police.

In a statement, Renee Good’s family said she had “a seemingly infinite capacity for love” and an “abundant heart.” The 37-year-old self-described “poet and writer and wife and mom” had recently moved to Minneapolis. She leaves behind a wife and three children.

Leaders in Minnesota are pushing for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to be brought back into the shooting investigation after the BCA said the FBI restricted its access to evidence . Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Attorney General Keith Ellison have vowed to collect any evidence they can in the case, which includes soliciting submissions from the public.

A memorial for Good continues to grow at East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where she was killed.

Multiple videos of the shooting and aftermath have surfaced.

Minneapolis Public Schools are offering an online learning option through Feb. 12 amid the increased federal presence.

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