Video Shows ICE Agent Fatally Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman In Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an ICE officer in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, an incident federal officials say was an act of self-defense but that city leaders and witnesses have described as an unjustified killing captured on video.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the ICE officer fired after the woman used her vehicle in an attempt to strike officers.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem described the woman’s actions as an act of domestic terrorism.

"The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense," President Donald Trump said in a statement.

Contrary to Trump's statement, no federal agent was run over in the incident.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he has personally viewed video of the incident and rejected federal claims that the shooting was an act of self-defense.

"They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense," Frey said. "Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bull****."

Video shows ICE officers approaching a Honda Pilot stopped across the roadway near East 34th Street on Portland Avenue.

One officer is seen demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. As the vehicle begins to move forward, a different ICE officer standing in front of the SUV draws his weapon and fires at least two shots at close range, jumping back as the vehicle continues moving.

The Honda Pilot then crashed into parked vehicles and came to a stop.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the 37-year-old driver was shot in the head. CPR was performed at the scene, but the woman died from her injuries.

"This woman was in her vehicle and was blocking the roadway on Portland Avenue," O’Hara said. "At some point a federal law enforcement officer approached her on foot and the vehicle began to drive off. At least two shots were fired. The vehicle then crashed on the side of the roadway."

The fatal shooting has now triggered a joint investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI.

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this story.