MINNEAPOLIS — In a fiery news conference Friday, Mayor Jacob Frey sharply criticized federal officials over the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, accusing the Trump administration of rushing to judgment and undermining public trust before an investigation is complete.
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Frey said the administration, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, prematurely framed the shooting as justified self-defense — a conclusion he said is not supported by publicly available evidence.
“Donald Trump said that Renee ran the ICE agent over,” Frey told reporters. “Don’t take my word for it. Don’t take their word for it. Watch the video from every single angle.”
The mayor said the officer was not seriously injured, despite claims from federal officials that he was struck by the vehicle.
“The ICE agent walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips,” Frey said. “He was not injured. Give me a break. No, he was not ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step.”
Frey called the Justice Department’s handling of the case “deeply concerning,” saying officials appeared to reach conclusions before investigators had gathered all the facts.
“This is not the time to bend the rules. This is a time to follow the law,” Frey said. “This is not a time to hide from the facts. This is a time to embrace them.”
He urged federal authorities to allow the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to participate in the investigation, saying local and state experts have the experience and credibility needed to ensure transparency.
“We want a fair investigation,” Frey said. “If you’ve got nothing to hide from, then don’t hide from it.”
The mayor also pushed back against claims that Minneapolis is unsafe, saying federal immigration enforcement has contributed to rising tensions rather than improved public safety.
“Let me give you a statistic,” Frey said. “Fifty percent of the shootings that have happened in Minneapolis this year have been ICE. In other words, we’ve only had two shootings — and one of them has been ICE.”
City Council Member Jason Chavez, whose ward includes the area where the shooting occurred, echoed Frey’s call for an independent probe, accusing ICE of using aggressive tactics that put residents at risk.
“The videos we’ve all seen do not match the false narrative coming from the federal government,” Chavez said. “Renee Good was a mother, a wife and a beloved community member — not a domestic terrorist.”
Several state and county officials also spoke, urging the FBI to cooperate with state investigators and warning that excluding local agencies would only deepen mistrust.
“The only way forward is accountability, transparency and fairness,” said state Rep. Ayesha Gomez. “Anything short of that discredits the process.”
Frey was later asked about criticism of his own language after he used profanity in condemning the shooting. He dismissed the complaints as misplaced.
“This notion of inflammatory comments — c’mon guys,” Frey said. “I dropped an F-bomb. They killed somebody. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I’m going with the killing somebody.”
The mayor said attempts to shift attention to his tone instead of the death of Good distract from the real issue.
“We want justice,” Frey said. “And we want the truth.”
Under this clown, BLM spread in 2020. He wants chaos with riots and illegals.
This clown kneeled and wept besides George Floyd’s gold casket. And his wife is implicated in much of the Somali fraud.
Ok Frey, you had your 15 minutes. Next time put on a tie.
This is the best thing to happen for any Democratic candidate. This will be their number one topic at any campaign stop They will beat it to death
(no pun intended.) The economy, massive entitlement, fraud, crime, etc. will all be relegated to the back burner because this is a topic that will light a fire under their willfully, ignorant base.
frey is also jumping to conclusions, just different ones. and when the evidence doesn’t support them, he should take his own advice, and not hide from the facts, as he is doing.
Whatever happened to the noisy bigot Omar over there. You know, the daughter of a general at the time of Islamo Socialist (Siad Barre) carrying out the ISAAQ GENOCIDE…
Is anyone investigating the Islamist bigot Ellison for ignoring the fraud?
Rather than wasting time on this justified reaction by a federal officer this JINO should be looking in his own house and administration. They have allowed BILLIONS of $$$ in fraud to be committed by th legal & Illegal Somali aliens. And that sona Omar is well aware of it and says nothing. Freys wife is also involved. The fine mid west law abiding citizens of Minnestoa support the dportation of criminal aliens. It is only the left wing communist socialist radical anarchists who want to turn the country into the next Cuba or Venezuela