Militant leftist activists have taken to the streets of Minneapolis after a 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as she was trying to run down an agent with her vehicle.
The shooting, which has been defended as necessary by DHS, ignited a firestorm of controversy, with local Democrat leaders like Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz rushing to defend the agitators and smear federal law enforcement.
The woman, identified only as a U.S. citizen and so-called “legal observer” at the time of publishing, used her Honda Pilot in what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem described as an “act of domestic terrorism.”
Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.…
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) January 7, 2026
Assistant Secretary of DHS Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement posted to X:
Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.
An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots.
He used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers.
The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased. The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries.
This is the direct consequence of constant attacks and demonization of our officers by sanctuary politicians who fuel and encourage rampant assaults on our law enforcement. These men and women who are simply enforcing the law on the books are facing 1,300% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats.
This is an evolving situation, and we will give the public more information as soon as it becomes available.
Despite a clear video showing the agent firing through the windshield as the woman accelerated toward him, the left quickly branded the shooting a “murder.”
The city is known to have a large militant leftist block, as we saw during the 2020 riots over the death of fentanyl addict George Floyd while in police custody.
Activists, many of them masked, promptly went out to block traffic and cause trouble.
crowd is growing as community confronts police following shooting of legal observer by federal agents in minneapolis pic.twitter.com/xKnROOzJSt
— Vitalist International (@VitalistInt) January 7, 2026
One of the activists lit fire to an American flag and proceeded to wave it in an act of hatred for this nation.
WATCH:
Minneapolis: “We’re seeing the images on the screen. There’s that flag… being burned.” pic.twitter.com/u1nj4r8rlX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 7, 2026
BREAKING: Leftists are now BURNING AMERICAN FLAGS in Minneapolis after one of their own tried to m*rder an ICE officer by ramming their vehicle
The scene of TRAITORS.
This is the Democrat Party of 2026.
They hate us and everything we stand for.pic.twitter.com/HaFZ77FRA7
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026
The desecration was captured on video, and a Newsmax clip of the incident was posted to X by conservative commentator Eric Daugherty, who rightly labeled the perpetrators as “traitors.”
The footage was also shared by the White House Rapid Response X account.
The situation in Minneapolis is ongoing, and The Gateway Pundit will continue to provide coverage as the situation unfolds.
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