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A large group of protesters have gathered near the scene of the shooting at 34th Street and Portland Avenue. An aerial view shows people have filled the street across multiple blocks.

The majority of Minneapolis city council are calling for the arrest and prosecution of the ICE agent responsible for Renee Good's death.

"Anyone who kills someone in our city deserves to be arrested, investigated, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," 11 of the council's 13 members wrote in a statement posted to X.

They said Minneapolis is resilient and they are united in their support of the city's immigrant community, and committed to doing everything possible with their state partners to keep people safe.

"We demand that ICE immediately leave our city so we can get rid of their chaos and violence," the statement added.

"Now is the time to reach out and support your immigrant neighbours," they wrote.

U.S. House Speaker blames 'rhetoric' against law enforcement after woman killed by ICE

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, reacted to the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, saying it appeared to him from video he watched that the driver who was killed 'weaponized' her vehicle against law enforcement and bystanders. He said the incident was the result of 'months-long rhetoric against law enforcement and people encouraging that kind of violence.'

U.S. Put up utterer Mike dr. Johnson blamed "rhetoric" against jurisprudence enforcement when reporters asked him to notice on the shooting.

"This clearly appears to be the result of this just months-long rhetoric against law enforcement, and people encouraging that kind of violence," he said.

"So we call upon all the citizens of Minneapolis to be calm. We don't want anyone to be hurt. We need law enforcement to go and do their jobs and it's a terrible situation."

Asked if he believed the officer involved did anything wrong, Johnson told reporters, "I don't know, I wasn't there, and neither were you."

"And it's wrong for people to jump to these conclusions without a full investigation."

"I'm hoping that this incident shows people how dangerous ICE is, and how dangerous the Trump administration is, and the fact that they [couldn't] care less whether someone is here illegally or if they're an American citizen, that they are willing to use deadly force," the racial justice advocate said.

"I want the people in our city to know that we are standing on the right side of justice," she said.

"I also want to encourage people to pray, you know, because this is spiritual warfare as far as I'm concerned. And we can't continue to allow our government to get away with this type of violence and oppression and murder. It's completely diabolical and unacceptable."

Noem argued that the Minnesota governor and mayor of Minneapolis have refused to protect Minnesotans by not co-operating with immigration enforcement.

"We’ve never had a co-operative relationship with Minnesota law enforcement," she said.

She added immigration enforcement officers have made more than 1,500 arrests in Minnesota in recent weeks.

Noem claimed there have been more than 100 vehicle "rammings" against ICE agents and a steep increase in assaults in recent weeks.

"We're just enforcing the laws that we have in this country," she said, arguing that federal agents were there to promote public safety and protect Americans from "dangerous criminals."

The intersection where a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by ICE agents this afternoon in Minneapolis was crowded as the sun set, as people gathered for a vigil.

They spoke of the fear people are feeling in their own communities, one woman saying people are being “dehumanized” by the Trump administration.

Another speaker, who said he was an organizer with the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice, said he is “furious” and that Renee Good “did not deserve to get killed today in cold blood.”

He said Good came out to observe a raid “because she cared for her neighbours, because she cared for the people in this city” which he said was more than any ICE agent or police officer could say.

Noem said deadly force is “perfectly lawful” when officers are facing a deadly weapon, adding that the officer was experienced and had been in similar situations before.

“I do believe the officer used his training in this situation and we’ll let the FBI continue the investigation to get it resolved,” she said.

As she did earlier today, Noem characterizes the woman’s actions as “an act of domestic terrorism.” She said the ICE agent who fatally shot the woman was temporarily hospitalized today, but has since been released.

Noem, who started her remarks by saying “any loss of life is a tragedy,” said ICE agents were working in Minneapolis when one of their vehicles got stuck in the snow around 10:25 a.m. She said “agitators” started “harassing” agents who were trying to free the vehicle, claiming the woman who was shot was blocking the road with her own vehicle.

“She had been stalking and impeding their work all throughout the day. ICE agents repeatedly ordered her to get out of the car and stop obstructing law enforcement, but she refused to obey their commands.”

Noem reiterated the claim that the woman “weaponized” her vehicle and tried to hit the agent, who then shot her in self-defence “fearing for his life.”

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