WASHINGTON — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old woman, in Minneapolis on Wednesday on the heels of an intensified, multifaceted attack on the people of Minnesota. According to reports the shooting happened in a residential neighborhood south of Minneapolis, less than a mile from where George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020.
The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:
“Today, less than a mile away from George Floyd Square, a woman is dead after being shot in the head by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Our hearts are with her family and loved ones.
“Sadly, law enforcement killings have increased every year since Mr. Floyd’s killing. Yet, rather than work to decrease these shootings, this administration has chosen to escalate tensions through a surge of militarized law enforcement presence in Minneapolis and other cities across America.
“As stunning as this shooting is, violence against unarmed civilians was as predictable as it was avoidable. Publicly-available video footage and accounts from local elected officials raise grave questions about the federal government’s claim of self-defense.
“When the government takes a life, it owes us the truth, quickly and completely—not political spin and posturing. We need immediate transparency and real accountability because no agency is above the Constitution, and no community should be forced to live in fear and chaos disguised as ‘public safety.’”
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