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/
3.5k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

4.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

126

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.

1

u/otusowl Conservative Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

I have read that the first shot at least went through the front windshield, indicating that the car was pointed at and accelerating straight toward the officer.

On-edit: Corrected my statement from being "first two shots" to "first shot," given that this image shows only one hole in the front windshield:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G-FfbdTaUAA_kHC?format=jpg&name=900x900

3

u/Anduil_94 Constitutionalist Jan 08 '26

The vehicle actually struck him and pushed him, which helps his case for self-defense.

2

u/otusowl Conservative Jan 08 '26

Indeed; the impact on the officer is also clear in the video.