Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer, Governor Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
A day after the ICE officer shot Renee Good in the head as she tried to drive away, tensions remained high, with hundreds of protesters marching down one of Minneapolis’ major thoroughfares chanting “ICE out now” and holding signs saying, “killer ice off our streets.”
Elsewhere, federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said.
See how Thursday unfolded.
Immigration agent’s killing of Minneapolis mother prompts local vigils, calls to abolish ICE — 8:59 p.m.
By Lauren Albano, Chloe Pisani, and Tonya Alanez, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff
For a second straight night, several hundred people who recoiled at the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an immigration officer converged Thursday at the Park Street MBTA station on Boston Common to express their sorrow, outrage, and anxiety over the shooting.
“I am beyond explanation with my emotions,” Lalanya Brun, a 52-year-old US Army veteran, born and raised in Boston, and a member of Refuse Fascism, said in an interview.
“I want the Trump regime gone now,” Brun said. “I want ICE abolished tonight. I want pushback from the court system.”
The scene of the Portland shooting three hours later — 8:54 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Yellow police tape cordoned off the area of the shooting at a medical complex in southeast Portland. Officers from different agencies, including the FBI and Portland police, were at the scene.
William Reznicek, a 36-year-old Portland resident, came to see the scene after reading about the shooting online.
“I’m sad that this is happening in America,” he said, expressing concern that such violence would continue to occur under Trump’s administration.
DHS says Portland shooting occurred during targeted vehicle stop — 8:31 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The Department of Homeland Security described the vehicle’s passenger as “a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring” who had been involved in a recent shooting in Portland.
When U.S. Border Patrol agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver tried to run them over, the department said in a written statement.
“Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot,” the statement said. “The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene.”
There was no immediate independent corroboration of those events or any gang affiliation of the vehicle’s occupants. During prior shootings involving agents involved in Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement in U.S. cities, including Wednesday’s shooting in Minneapolis, video evidence cast doubt on the administration’s initial descriptions of what prompted the shootings.
Portland city council member: ‘This is tyranny’ — 7:50 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy said in an interview with local NBC station KGW8 that the shooting on Thursday afternoon indicated “a pattern that is starting to emerge” and accused the federal government of “trying to escalate across the nation.”
He also said that he expected Portland residents would protest the shooting.
“We’re going to let our voices be known that this is not the kind of acceptable behavior from the federal government that Portlanders expect. This is tyranny,” Dunphy said.
What is known about the Portland shooting — 7:39 p.m.
By the Associated Press
At 2:18 p.m., Portland police initially responded to a report of a shooting where federal agents were involved. The location appeared to be near a hospital, according to a map released by police.
A few minutes later, police received information that a man who had been shot was asking for help in a different area a couple miles away. Officers then responded there and found the two people with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers determined they were injured in the shooting with federal agents, police said.
Portland police have secured both scenes pending investigation.
“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day said. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.”
Mayor calls for federal immigration officers to end operations in Portland until the shooting is fully investigated — 7:30 p.m.
By the Associated Press
“We stand united as elected officials in saying that we cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” reads a joint statement from Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and the city council. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences.”
The city officials said “federal militarization undermines effective, community‑based public safety, and it runs counter to the values that define our region. We’ll use every legal and legislative tool available to protect our residents’ civil and human rights.”
They urged residents to show up with “calm and purpose during this difficult time.”
“We response with clarity, unity, and a commitment to justice,” the statement said. “We must stand together to protect Portland.”
2 people shot and wounded by federal immigration officers in Portland, Oregon, authorities say — 7:14 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The FBI’s Portland office says it is investigating a shooting that happened around 2:15 p.m. Thursday “involving Customs and Border Patrol Agents in which 2 individuals were wounded.”
The Portland Police Bureau said its officers responded and found a man and woman with apparent gunshot wounds. They were transported to a hospital and their conditions are unknown, the bureau said in a statement.
The Department of Homeland Security’s agencies include Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Border Patrol.
Protesters gather to voice outrage over fatal immigration enforcement shooting — 7:07 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Hundreds of protesters marched down one of Minneapolis’ major thoroughfares Thursday night to voice outrage over Wednesday’s shooting.
On the same streets that also saw unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, masked protesters chanted “ICE out now” and held signs saying “killer ICE off our streets.” Some joined the crowd from the neighborhood just south of where the shooting happened, while others went around offering coffee to participants.
US deputy attorney general weighs in on shooting investigation — 6:25 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to defend the immigration officer’s decision to shoot Renee Good on social media Thursday evening, after The Associated Press reported that federal agencies would handle the investigation into the fatal shooting — barring state investigators from access to evidence.
“The law does not require police to gamble with their lives in the face of a serious threat of harm,” Blanche wrote on X. “Rather, they may use deadly force when they face an immediate threat of significant physical harm.”
He said that the investigation would follow “standard protocols” and “ensure that evidence is collected and preserved.”
By the Associated Press
Governor Tim Walz authorized the Guard to get staged and ready to support local and state law enforcement to protect critical infrastructure and maintain public safety, should that become necessary. He signed the orders a day after directing the Guard to start making initial preparations.
In a statement, Walz noted that thousands of people had taken part in peaceful protests and added, “We have every reason to believe that peace will hold.”
The statement also said the Minnesota State Patrol has mobilized 85 state troopers to help support law enforcement efforts in the Twin Cities.
President Trump and other Republicans have been critical of Walz’s handling of the sometimes violent unrest following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, saying Walz should have deployed the National Guard sooner. Walz’s defenders have said he did an exemplary job under unprecedented circumstances.
Minneapolis mayor dismayed that feds have blocked state from investigation — 4:43 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday he’s dismayed that the FBI and Justice Department have blocked the state out of the investigation.
“Is it problematic? Absolutely. Am I concerned about this development? Of course, I am,” Frey said in an interview with The Associated Press.
“We want to make sure that there is a check on this administration to ensure that this investigation is done for justice, not for the sake of a cover up.”
Minneapolis councilman calls for ‘folks to rise up’ after fatal shooting by ICE agent — 4:26 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Minneapolis City Councilman Jason Chavez says Thursday that the federal government was trying to demonize the city’s immigrant community. Chavez represents the neighborhood where Renee Good was fatally shot Wednesday by an ICE agent.
“What the federal government is trying to do is tear our community apart and split our community members apart as well,” Chavez said during a news conference.
“What we need from the community right now is to continue to patrol our neighborhoods, continue to observe the illegal actions by the federal government,” Chavez added. “We just need folks to rise up in Minneapolis.”
Minnesota prosecutor not giving up after feds freeze state out of probe — 3:40 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The chief prosecutor for the county that includes Minneapolis said she’s not giving up, even though the Trump administration has frozen the state out of the investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is “exploring all options to ensure a state level investigation can continue” and that they’re “speaking to our local partners on paths forward.” Moriarty issued her statement after the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the U.S. attorney’s office has prevented it from taking part in the investigation.
Gov. Tim Walz criticized the federal decision earlier Thursday, saying it’s hard to see how there will be a fair outcome to the investigation without state participation.
Woman killed by ICE was a prize-winning poet — 3:23 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a US citizen, was shot in the head in her vehicle by an ICE agent.
In social media accounts, Good described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom.”
Agent who shot Good was injured in previous incident — 2:46 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Federal court documents show the agent who shot Good was seriously injured in a prior incident in June in which he used force against the driver of another moving vehicle in Bloomington, Minnesota.
The agent got his arm stuck in the window of a vehicle of a driver who was fleeing arrest on an immigration violation, and was dragged roughly 100 yards down a street before he was knocked free. During the incident, the agent fired his Taser and prongs struck the driver but did not incapacitate him, according to prosecutors.
The driver later claimed he did not know the man trying to stop him was a federal agent. A jury rejected that argument last month and found the driver guilty of assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
Vance says officer deserves gratitude — 2:26 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Vance says the ICE officer “deserves a debt of gratitude,” citing an earlier incident in which he was injured by a moving vehicle.
“This is a guy who’s actually done a very, very important job for the United States of America,” Vance said. “He’s been assaulted. He’s been attacked. He’s been injured because of it.”
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the officer who shot Good had been “dragged” by a vehicle during a previous incident in June.
According to court documents, the officer was part of a team trying to apprehend a man in the country illegally. He broke a window and reached into the vehicle, attempting to open the door when the driver sped off, dragging the officer the length of a football field in 12 seconds.
The officer’s right arm was bleeding, and an FBI agent applied a tourniquet. Eventually, he was transported to a hospital, where he received more than 50 stitches. Prosecutors said he had “suffered multiple large cuts, and abrasions to his knee, elbow, and face.”
Vance says Good’s death was ‘a tragedy of her own making’ — 2:01 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Vance says the ICE officer was clearly justified in shooting Good and he’s not worried about prejudging an investigation that is just getting underway.
“What you see is what you get in this case,” Vance said in the White House press briefing room, downplaying ambiguity about the circumstances that led to the shooting.
The officer was clearly acting in self-defense, Vance said. He framed Good as “a victim of left-wing ideology” who was spurred by an alleged network of politically motivated groups to interfere with law enforcement.
“I can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it is a tragedy of her own making,” Vance said.
After killing in Minnesota, Bernice King cautions political leaders and protesters — 1:57 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Bernice King, who leads the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, said politicians and protesters must be intentional after an ICE agent’s killing 37-year-old Renee Good.
“We in this nation have got to find a way to change the climate of things,” she told reporters in Atlanta. Asked about Trump blaming Good, King noted differing conclusions from video of the incident and said “we need leaders to speak to the difficulty in these moments.”
King said she has watched video and believes Good was trying to leave and not escalate the situation.
“Why did she have to be a victim?” King asked.
She said “protest is essential” in a free society. But, citing lessons from her father and the Civil Rights Movement, King urged protesters to be “thoughtful about the process” and have a “strategy to elevate” the issues at stake.
“It’s not easy,” she said.
Vance scolds the media for Minneapolis slaying coverage — 1:53 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Appearing in the White House briefing room, the vice president’s voice rose as he decried what he called the “corporate media” for its coverage of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer having shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.
“This was an attack on law and order. This was an attack on the American people,” said Vance, who maintained it has not been portrayed that way by many journalists.
“The way that the media, by and large, has reported this story has been an absolute disgrace,” he added. “And it puts our law enforcement officers at risk every single day.”
VP JD Vance: "That woman is part of a broader left-wing network to attack, to dox, to assault and to make it impossible for our ICE officers to do their job." pic.twitter.com/5vOWnDA7KI
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 8, 2026
ICE enforcement protests planned across Massachusetts Thursday night — 1:34 p.m.
By Katie Muchnick, Globe Correspondent
Massachusetts residents are planning demonstrations and vigils across the state Thursday night in response to the incident in Minneapolis where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman, Renee Nicole Good, on Wednesday.
In Waltham, activist groups are planning an impromptu vigil from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the Waltham Common.
A “peaceful vigil for justice” is planned in Everett at 5 p.m. in front of the water fountain in Everett Square.
The LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts is planning a vigil to honor Good at Holyoke City Hall from 6 to 7 p.m.
And in Boston, a coalition of groups is organizing a protest at Park Street Station, starting at 6 p.m.
Last night, dozens gathered at Boston Common to protest Good’s killing and ICE enforcement.
Governor Tim Walz objects to feds freezing state out of investigation — 1:30 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz criticized the Trump administration Thursday for freezing Minnesota out of the investigation into the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of a woman by a federal officer.
“It feels very, very difficult that we will get a fair outcome,” Walz said at a briefing for reporters. “And I say that only because people in positions of power have already passed judgment, from the president to the vice president to (Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, have stood and told you things that are verifiably false, verifiably inaccurate.”
Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said he’d welcome the chance to get his agents back involved in the search for answers.
“For us to be able to do that, it would be it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, without cooperation from the federal government,” Jacobson said.
Minnesota @GovTimWalz: “We have learned that the Trump administration has now denied the state that ability to participate in the investigation…Minnesota must be part of this investigation…It feels now that Minnesota has been taken out of the investigation. It feels very, very… pic.twitter.com/JJR2vijGOI
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 8, 2026
AOC calls for prosecution of ICE officer who shot and killed Minnesota woman — 1:03 p.m.
By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called for the prosecution of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, calling the incident a “murder” and warning that ICE has become “an anti-civilian force.”
“ICE is not just becoming an anti-immigrant force in this country, it is becoming an anti-civilian paramilitary organization,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters at the Capitol Wednesday evening.
Witnesses captured the shooting on video, quickly drawing a large crowd of angry protesters. The killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good marks at least the fifth death tied to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
“This has now turned into what our greatest fear is, and has been for a long time around ICE. This will be used as an anti-civilian force that has no accountability at the end of the day,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Former Chicago mayor launches tool to report immigration agent misconduct — 12:52 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot‘s effort, dubbed The ICE Accountability Project, allows users to upload photos and descriptions of incidents, including the use of chemical agents.
She says it will help identify officers, most of whom wear masks.
“We aim to preserve evidence, to facilitate transparent accountability,” she said.
It’s the latest effort of its kind. Illinois launched a commission last year to document incidents, while California has an online portal to file complaints.
The National Urban League calls for ICE agent’s suspension — 12:41 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The racial and economic justice organization also is calling for a “full and transparent investigation” into Good’s killing.
“For more than 50 years, law enforcement policy has explicitly prohibited shooting at moving vehicles—a principle established in 1972 and widely recognized as best practiced,” reads a joint statement from National Urban League President Marc Morial and Urban League Twin Cities President Marquita Stephens.
“ICE agents’ decision to ignore this standard represents a dangerous and unacceptable escalation of force, rooted in outdated and reckless tactics,” the statement continued.
Noem doubles down on self-defense claim in Minneapolis shooting — 12:38 p.m.
By the Associated Press
In an unrelated news conference in New York, she said that while there would be an investigation into the officer’s use of force, she believed he followed his training and the shooting was justified. She again called the incident “domestic terrorism.”
“This vehicle was used to hit this officer,” Noem said. “It was used as a weapon, and the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy. It was used to perpetuate a violent act, and this officer took action to protect himself and to protect his fellow law enforcement officers.
Noem also said that law enforcement authorities in Minnesota have not been shut out of the probe into the shooting.
“They don’t have any jurisdiction in this investigation,” she said.
Democratic leaders eye Homeland Security funds after ICE shooting — 12:07 p.m.
By the Associated Press
- When can officers fire at a moving vehicle? There is no universal training standard for law enforcement. But most police departments and federal guidance bar shooting at a moving vehicle unless the driver poses an imminent threat of deadly force beyond the car itself.
- Why are shootings at vehicles restricted? Experts say firing at a moving car is one of the riskiest forms of lethal force, increasing the chance of stray gunfire or a loss of vehicle control that can endanger bystanders.
- Are officers expected to move out of the way? Yes. Justice Department policy says deadly force is allowed only when no reasonable alternative exists, including stepping out of the vehicle’s path.
Democratic leaders eye Homeland Security funds after ICE shooting — 11:50 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Outraged by Good’s death, Democratic leaders in Congress pledged to conduct strong oversight of what happened in Minneapolis, but stopped short Thursday of immediate calls to defund ICE or impeach Noem.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the killing of Good an “abomination, a disgrace.”
“We all are outraged by what took place in Minneapolis, and we will respond decisively,” said Jeffries of New York. “Blood is clearly on the hands of those individuals within the administration that have been pushing an extreme policy,” he said.
“We support the removal of violent felons in this country who are here illegally — but that’s not what this administration has been doing,” he added.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he watched the video and “you felt like your stomach was being punched.”
Schumer said senators are discussing next steps as they consider funding in the annual Homeland Security bill, and he demanded a “full investigation.”
‘The investigation would now be led solely by the FBI’ — 11:34 a.m.
By the Associated Press
The head of Minnesota’s state investigations agency says the U.S. attorney’s office has cut off its access in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent.
“The investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement.
It had been decided that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension would investigate Good’s shooting death along with the FBI, but that later was changed by the U.S. Attorney’s office, according to Evans.
The BCA “has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation,” Evans wrote.
Anti-immigration enforcement protests spread across the US — 11:34 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Beyond Minneapolis, citizens also took to the streets or were expected to do so in New York City, Seattle, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Antonio, New Orleans and Chicago.
