MINNEAPOLIS: The White House said Thursday that US law enforcement was under &quot;organized attack&quot; as protesters clashed with officers in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration agent.&nbsp;The victim of Wednesday&#39;s shooting, identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, was shot in the head as she apparently tried to drive away from agents approaching her car, which they said was blocking their way.&nbsp;Vice President JD Vance said, without providing evidence, that she was part of a &quot;broader left-wing network&quot; opposed to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, and he insisted the officer acted in &quot;self-defense.&quot;&nbsp;The day after the shooting, officers armed with pepperball guns and tear gas jostled with a large crowd of protesters beside a government facility in Fort Snelling just outside Minneapolis.&nbsp;A noisy crowd chanted slogans attacking ICE as officers pushed against protesters, detaining several, including one who struck an agent with a cardboard sign.&nbsp;Footage of Wednesday&#39;s incident shows a masked agent attempting to open the victim&#39;s car door before another masked agent, standing near the vehicle&#39;s front bumper, fired three times into the Honda SUV.&nbsp;The vehicle then hurtled out of control and smashed into stationary vehicles, as horrified onlookers hurled abuse at the federal officers.&nbsp;Her bloodied body is then seen slumped in the crashed vehicle.&nbsp;Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said she leaves behind a wife and a six-year-old child, for whom a fundraiser has received more than $600,000.&nbsp;President Donald Trump and senior officials quickly claimed Good was trying to kill the agents, an assertion Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed.&nbsp;&quot;I want to see nobody get shot. I want to see nobody screaming and trying to run over policemen either,&quot; Trump said in an interview with The New York Times.&nbsp;Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Kristi Noem called the incident &quot;domestic terrorism,&quot; later saying she was not opposed to deploying more officers to Minneapolis.&nbsp;Witness Tyrice told US media he heard &quot;three gunshots and then I hear a car crash.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;I see this lady hugging the victim,&quot; he said.&nbsp;&quot;There&#39;s blood all in the snow in front of our house. And I could see a lady in the car...You could see the wounds and everything, like a whole bunch of blood.&quot;&nbsp;Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O&#39;Hara told CNN that Good was not the target of immigration enforcement action and that she was only suspected of blocking traffic.&nbsp;Vance told a briefing on Thursday that Good was &quot;part of a broader left-wing network to attack, to doxx, to assault, and to make it impossible for our ICE officers to do their job.&quot;&nbsp;White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday&#39;s incident was &quot;a result of a larger, sinister left-wing movement&quot; and &quot;law enforcement are under organized attack.&quot;&nbsp;Immigrant deportationsProtests grew after Minnesota&#39;s Democratic Governor Walz called it a &quot;patriotic duty&quot; to demonstrate for justice.&nbsp;On Thursday, he said Minnesota must be part of the probe into the shooting alongside federal investigators &mdash; as otherwise Noem &quot;is judge, jury and basically executioner.&quot;&nbsp;But Vance seemed to suggest the officer would be cleared by a federal probe that would exclude state-level officials.&nbsp;&quot;The idea that this was not justified is absurd,&quot; he said.&nbsp;Minneapolis schools were closed Thursday and Friday as a precaution against unrest.&nbsp;ICE officers have been at the forefront of the Trump administration&#39;s immigrant deportation drive, with raids carried out over the objections of some local officials.&nbsp;Wednesday&#39;s incident came during protests over immigration enforcement in the southern part of Minneapolis.&nbsp;They are part of widespread anger over the Trump administration&#39;s high-profile crackdown on undocumented immigrants, with the Republican vowing to arrest and deport &quot;millions.&rdquo;&nbsp;The victim&#39;s mother, Donna Ganger, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that her daughter &quot;was probably terrified&quot; and &quot;not part&quot; of anti-ICE activity.&nbsp;Good was a mother and poet who studied creative writing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, US media reported.&nbsp;On Thursday, religious leaders addressed hundreds of people attending a vigil at the scene of the shooting, with a growing memorial of flowers and candles erected to commemorate Good&#39;s life.

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Without providing evidence, VP Vance says Renee Good was part of a "broader left-wing network" opposed to the ICE, insists officer acted in "self-defense"; White House spokeswoman says incident "result of a larger, sinister left-wing movement," law enforcement are under “organized attack."

Protesters, US law enforcement clash after immigration officer kills woman

MINNEAPOLIS: An immigration agent in Minneapolis shot dead a woman on Wednesday, triggering outrage from local leaders even as President Donald Trump claimed the officer acted in self-defense.&nbsp;Jacob Frey, the mayor, called the government&#39;s stance &quot;bullshit&quot; and called on ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officers conducting a second day of mass raids to leave Minneapolis.&nbsp;A video of the incident, which has not been verified by AFP, shows a Honda SUV apparently blocking unmarked law enforcement vehicles as they attempt to drive down a snow-covered street.&nbsp;The driver, who the mayor said was a 37-year-old woman, attempted to drive off as officers walked over and tried to open the door, with one agent firing three times with a handgun as the vehicle pulled away.&nbsp;President Donald Trump, who has ordered nationwide anti-immigrant raids, accused the victim of &quot;viciously&quot; running over the agent.&nbsp;&quot;The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting,&quot; he said on Truth Social, adding the agent &quot;seems to have shot her in self-defense.&quot;&nbsp;The incident occurred during a protest action against immigration enforcement in the south of the city in the midwestern state of Minnesota.&nbsp;&quot;Attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them &mdash; an act of domestic terrorism,&quot; the Department of Homeland Security, which runs ICE, said on X.&nbsp;&quot;An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement, and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots.&nbsp;&quot;The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased. The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries.&quot;&nbsp;The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension would be involved in the investigation into the shooting, as would the FBI, officials said.&nbsp;Minnesota&#39;s governor, Tim Walz, called the federal government&#39;s response to the incident &quot;propaganda&quot; and vowed his state would &quot;ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation.&quot;&nbsp;Large crowds chanting anti-ICE slogans formed near the scene of the shooting.&nbsp;Anti-ICE protests&nbsp;There have been passionate protests against immigration operations of the Trump administration, which has vowed to arrest and deport what it says are &quot;millions&quot; of undocumented migrants.&nbsp;The DHS called the violence a &quot;direct consequence of constant attacks and demonization of our officers.&quot;&nbsp;The shooting reportedly occurred at 34th Street and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis.&nbsp;Nearby, ICE officers pepper-sprayed and shoved protesters, footage broadcast by local CBS affiliate WCCO showed.&nbsp;Dozens of protesters and bystanders were seen on the scene after the incident.&nbsp;&quot;There&#39;s no way whatever this person did that they deserved to be killed for it,&quot; one bystander told the broadcaster.&nbsp;Trump has made preventing unlawful immigration and expelling undocumented migrants&rsquo; priority during his second term, and has tightened conditions for entering the United States and obtaining visas.&nbsp;During his campaign, Trump likened undocumented migrants to &quot;animals,&quot; frequently linking them, without evidence, to criminal behavior.&nbsp;ICE &mdash; which critics accuse of transforming into a paramilitary force under Trump &mdash; has been tasked with deporting an unprecedented number of undocumented migrants.&nbsp;Trump&#39;s White House called Minneapolis Mayor Frey a &quot;scumbag&quot; for comments after the shooting in which he accused ICE of &quot;causing chaos and distrust.&quot;&nbsp;US authorities said that as many as 2,000 officers had been deployed to Minneapolis and surrounding areas to conduct immigration sweeps, partly in response to claims of fraud against some Somali residents.&nbsp;In November 2025, a judge threw out charges against two people accused of using their vehicle to ambush officers carrying out immigration enforcement in Chicago.

US authorities say as many as 2,000 officers deployed to Minneapolis, surrounding areas to conduct immigration sweeps, partly in response to claims of fraud against some Somali residents; Department of Homeland Security says “attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them” is “an act of domestic terrorism.”

US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis

LOS ANGELES:&nbsp;Four people, including three children, were killed and 11 more were wounded in a shooting at a birthday party in California, authorities said on Sunday, calling it a targeted attack that may have involved multiple gunmen. The shooting took place Saturday evening inside a banquet hall in Stockton, a city northeast of San Francisco, where between 100 and 150 people had gathered for the celebration. The four victims were aged eight, nine, 14, and 21, San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow told reporters on Sunday. At least one of the 11 wounded was in critical condition, he said, adding he did not have more information about the others. &quot;We believe, from what we&#39;ve gathered so far, that it appears to be multiple shooters,&quot; Withrow said. He called on the public to remain cautious as the investigation unfolds. Earlier, his spokeswoman Heather Brent said it appeared to have been a &quot;targeted&quot; shooting. The sheriff&#39;s office urged anyone with information or video footage to come forward. So far, no one has been taken into custody. &quot;These animals walked in and shot children at a children&#39;s birthday party, and none of us should stand for that,&quot; Withrow said. &quot;And so if you know anything about this, you have to come forward and tell us what you know.&quot; $25,000 reward&nbsp;Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi said a $25,000 reward would be given to anyone providing information that led to the arrest of the assailants. While the sheriff said he could not yet confirm if the incident was gang-related, Fugazi did not hold back about who she believed to be responsible. &quot;Let us call this what it is. Gang violence exists in cities across the country, but this act was a pure act of terrorism,&quot; she said in a post on Facebook. Withrow said firearms were found on the roof of the building where the shooting occurred, but it was not clear if they were related to the crime. California Governor Gavin Newsom was briefed on the shooting, his office said on social media. There have been 504 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, including the Stockton incident, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as four or more people shot.

There have been 504 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, including the Stockton incident; four slain victims are aged eight, nine, 14, and 21.


Four dead, including three children, in California party shooting

GRAND BLANC: Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday. The shooting occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 80 kilometers north of Detroit, local police said in a social media post. The church was on fire. Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public. Authorities have not released details on the victims&#39; conditions. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said the area had been evacuated and local and federal authorities were there. &ldquo;The entire church is on fire,&rdquo; Swanson said. &ldquo;This is a dynamic scene.&rdquo; He said authorities would release more details later. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that are happening that we are not able to communicate just because of the work that needs to be done,&rdquo; Swanson said. The church, circled by a parking lot and a large lawn, is located near residential areas and a Jehovah&rsquo;s Witness church in Grand Blanc. The community of roughly 8,000 people is just outside Flint. Michigan Governor&nbsp; Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement that her heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community. &ldquo;Violence anywhere especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable,&rdquo; she said. The shooting occurred the morning after Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 101. The next president of the faith, known widely as the Mormon church, is expected to be Dallin H. Oaks, per church protocol.

Massive flames and smoke rise from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP)

Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public. Authorities have not released details on the victims' conditions.

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