At least three people were arrested early Saturday at an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis.
The protests came amid widespread rallies against the U.S. government’s immigration enforcement strategy and the shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good earlier this week. The day after Goode’s killing, a shooting incident in Portland, Oregon, in which Border Patrol agents shot and killed two people added fuel to the fire.
Good was shot and killed by Immigration Enforcement Enforcement (ICE) agents during an immigration raid in a residential area. Video of the encounter captured on a witness’ cell phone quickly spread online and attracted worldwide attention.
Video footage showed Good attempting to flee the scene, but Trump administration officials, including the president himself, defended the ICE officers, citing self-defense and claiming Good had tried to run the officer over.
New video brings new scrutiny to Goode’s murder
A new video has been released showing the same encounter from the perspective of the agent who shot Good.
Officers were seen patrolling Good’s SUV as sirens wailed in the background. As I pass by the driver’s seat, I see Mr. Good leaning out the window and saying, “It’s okay, hey, I’m not mad at you.”
Soon, Good’s wife, separately recording the encounter from her own device, enters the frame.
“American citizen, veteran,” she said, standing outside on the passenger side of the car, “you want to attack us, you want to attack us, I say go get lunch, big man.”
At this point, other officers can be seen in the background walking toward the car and demanding that Mr. Good exit the vehicle. In response, Goode backs up a bit, turns the steering wheel toward the passenger side, and continues forward. That’s when the agent opened fire.
As Good’s car lost control and sped off, someone at the scene uttered the words “F*****gb***h,” which appeared to be directed at Good. This verbal exchange further aroused public anger.
Per ICE policy, officers and staff are expected to turn on their body-worn cameras at the beginning of an enforcement operation. This footage will be saved for review in case a serious incident occurs. However, the newly released footage was reportedly shot on the agent’s cell phone. It is unclear whether the agent who fired at Goode was wearing a body camera.