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Stephen A. Smith Says ICE Shooting Was Legally Justified, Questions Lethal Force

His comments highlight a widening gap between federal defenses of the agent versus Minnesota leaders calling the killing preventable.

Overview

  • Smith said he does not expect a prosecution under current law and argued officers could have disabled the SUV by shooting the tires instead of firing through the windshield.
  • Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot inside her car during an ICE operation in south Minneapolis after the vehicle moved as agents approached, with video showing the SUV steering away before shots were fired.
  • Homeland Security officials said Good tried to run over agents, labeled the incident an act of “domestic terrorism,” and reported an officer was struck and later released from the hospital.
  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz rejected the federal narrative, condemned the shooting as preventable, and Walz readied the National Guard with a warning order.
  • President Trump voiced support for the agent as protests and political tension grew following the circulation of bystander footage.