A witness told KARE 11 that the victim was trying to flee from ICE agents when she was shot dead.
Hundreds of ICE agents, Minneapolis police officers and neighbors flocked to the corner of 34th Street and Portland Avenue near Powderhorn Park as the morning progressed.
A burgundy SUV was visible at the scene with a bullet hole through the driver's side windshield. The SUV then smashed into a light pole, with what appeared to be two damaged cars parked nearby.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin issued the following statement:
"ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them."
"An ICE officer fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow officers and the lives of the public, fired defensive shots, used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers. The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased. Thankfully, the ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries."
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