Hopefully, this doesn’t turn into BLM protests 2.0.
A day after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman who reportedly attempted to run over the agent, protests have erupted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the fatal shooting took place.
The protests began on Wednesday night and have now continued into Thursday.
KTSP has reported that clashes have begun between Federal agents and protesters:
Protestors are continuing demonstrations on Thursday after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
Demonstrations were planned as early as 7 a.m. Thursday, with a march against ICE expected to start at the Whipple Building in St. Paul, near where ICE primarily operates in the Twin Cities.
While at the scene, a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter saw protestors and federal agents clashing with one another, with federal agents deploying pepper balls and mace into some parts of the crowd as protestors were ordered to step farther back from the Whipple building.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS camera also captured images of tear gas being deployed.
Here are some of the scenes this morning:
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🚨 BREAKING: In an incredible moment, Border Commander Greg Bovino just DEPLOYED to the anti-ICE protests scene in Minneapolis, staring down leftists who want federal agents to be killed
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MPR News is on the ground in Minneapolis and provided a play-by-play update:
Protests are planned Thursday around the Twin Cities in response to an ICE agent killing a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday.
ADVERTISEMENTA couple hundred people gathered at the Whipple Building to protest ICE, which has been using the federal building as a base for their operations. People marched through the parking lot and stopped at the gated-off parking area at the building.
Protesters marched to the Whipple Federal Building, which is being used as a base for immigration enforcement agents.
Protesters marched to the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, which is being used as a base for immigration enforcement agents, on Thursday, Jan. 8.
Protesters marched to the Whipple Federal Building, which is being used as a base for immigration enforcement agents.Cait Kelley
People started gathering in the street and standing in front of the driveways to block the areas where federal agents would drive in and out.
Federal agents are trying to push the protest line back, deploying chemical irritants.
Community members are gathering on a closed-off block of Portland Avenue. Barricades are blocking access to the 3300 block of Portland Avenue.
Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday morning, near the intersection of 34th Street and Portland Avenue South.
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