Federal agents shot and killed a woman during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, an execution that has triggered sharp political backlash, conflicting official accounts and fresh protests in the city.

The woman was identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a US citizen, mother of three and recent Minnesota resident. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar said Macklin Good was acting as a “legal observer” during Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations that have intensified in the city in recent days. The surge of federal agents is linked, according to US authorities, to investigations into alleged fraud involving members of the Somali community.

A witness, Emily Heller, told local media that Macklin Good was shot in the face multiple times. Heller said she saw a car blocking traffic, apparently as part of resistance to the ICE operation. She described an ICE agent standing directly in front of the vehicle, ordering the driver to leave. According to her account, as the woman attempted to turn the car around, the agent drew his weapon and fired several shots at close range.

It’s VERY clear. The Minneapolis woman’s wheels are turned AWAY from the ICE officer, NOT toward.This is NOT self defense.This IS murder.Arrest the ICE “agent.” Let him stand trial. Let a jury decide. Then abolish ICE.pic.twitter.com/EGtth4wXwR

— BigBlueWaveUSA2026® ???????????????????? (@BigBlueWaveUSA) January 7, 2026

Macklin Good had recently moved to Minnesota and described herself on social media as a poet, writer, wife and mother. Her mother, Donna Ganger, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that her daughter had been living in the Twin Cities with her partner and was not involved in protests against ICE. She described her as deeply compassionate and devoted to caring for others throughout her life.

An ex-husband of the victim, who asked not to be named to protect their children, said Macklin Good had just dropped off their six-year-old son at school and was driving home with her current partner when they encountered ICE agents on a snowy Minneapolis street.

Video footage published by the Minnesota Reformer and obtained by international media appears to show a dark red SUV reversing away from federal agents. While the front of the vehicle is obscured, the footage shows one agent partly in front of the car before firing his weapon as the SUV moves past. Three gunshots are audible. No injuries to ICE officers are visible in the recordings. The agent involved is later seen returning to a silver SUV that leaves the scene, driving through a red traffic light.

The shooting occurred less than a mile from the site where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, an event that sparked global protests against police violence.