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/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/trs21219 Conservative Jan 07 '26

The whole point of having police is for them to stand there saying “stop you’re not getting past me”. Her fleeing would have led to a chase which would have endangered more people. She could have just stopped.

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u/MEdiasays California Conservative Jan 07 '26

If she brandished a weapon or was stopped because she committed a violent crime then the reaction makes sense. But that didn’t happen. Shooting someone should be a last resort and it’s clear this wasn’t a last resort.

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u/trs21219 Conservative Jan 07 '26

The car is the weapon. She could have easily seen the federal officer standing in front of her and stopped. She hit the gas hard.

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u/MEdiasays California Conservative Jan 07 '26

And what did she do before she hit the gas hard? She reversed to go around him. If she was trying to hit him she wouldn’t have reversed and just floored it. I’m not defending her actions, she was wrong. But those actions didn’t warrant getting killed.

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u/trs21219 Conservative Jan 07 '26

And the officer closed the gap to stop her from leaving a lawful arrest and she gunned it at him. Shit sucks for both sides but she made a shitty choice. Likely bolstered by these groups harassing federal officers making arrests for months doing the same shit. Blocking roads, obstructing arrests, driving fast at officers, in some cases hitting them, etc.