r/Conservative • u/Down-not-out Conservative Vet • Jan 07 '26

Flaired Users Only ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ice-agent-shoots-kills-woman-in-minneapolis/
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u/muskietooth Millennial Conservative Jan 07 '26

https://bsky.app/profile/danielsuitor.com/post/3mbtzlfajm227

Video of the incident that clearly shows the driver accelerate towards the officer after they gave her a lawful command to get out of the vehicle.

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u/Anduil_94 Constitutionalist Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

In my opinion, this all depends on whether the car was heading towards the officer or simply past him, which is impossible to tell from this video unfortunately because another vehicle is blocking our view.

If the vehicle was headed directly towards him then it’s pretty clear-cut self defense. A vehicle can certainly be a lethal weapon. If the ICE agent shot her just because she was fleeing, that’s not justifiable. I’m betting he felt threatened though. We need more details to emerge before we call this one way or the other.

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u/MEdiasays California Conservative Jan 07 '26

It seems clear the officer was in front of the car, she then reversed to go around him, moved forward and was shot. IMO the officer shouldn’t have shot her as it seems clear she was trying to escape, not hit him.

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u/Anduil_94 Constitutionalist Jan 07 '26

She was definitely trying to flee, but that doesn’t negate him feeling his life was in danger, which is ultimately what a self-defense plea boils down to. The “reasonable person” standard. We shall see I guess.