Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a press conference Wednesday night that the ICE officer who shot the woman was involved in an incident with an “anti-ICE insurgent” in June.
“The same officer who was attacked today was previously detained by an anti-ICE rioter who rammed his car and drugged him back in June,” Noem said. “He also suffered injuries at that time.”
She added that the officer, who has not yet been identified, was taken to the hospital after the shooting on Wednesday and has since been released.
Witnesses say they saw several federal agents approach the Honda Pilot and the agent attempt to open the driver's door as the driver attempted to drive away. Witnesses said that they then heard only three shots. The Honda continued a few feet before hitting another car.
A US official identified the woman who was shot as 37-year-old Renee Goode.
Noem said federal officials have “documented more than 100 such car rammings in recent weeks” and said three of them occurred in Minneapolis alone on Wednesday.
She described Goode's actions as “an act of domestic terrorism.”
“This city has burned before, and your governor and mayor allowed it to happen,” Noem said without any evidence.
President Trump said it “appears” the officer shot the woman in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday afternoon denied ICE's account, calling it “nonsense.”
Noem responded to Frey by saying he “doesn't know what he's talking about.”
“It is clear that this individual was harassing and obstructing law enforcement,” she said. “Our officer completed his training, did exactly what he was trained to do in this situation, and took action to protect himself and his fellow law enforcement officers.”
