Minneapolis, protests spread after the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good
Clashes with federal agents in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Minnesota Governor Walz: 'Protest peacefully'. Vice President Vance: 'She was a deranged left-wing extremist'
After the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Minneapolis public schools will remain closed for the rest of the week. On Wednesday, the school district spoke of 'excessive caution' and stated that this decision was made 'due to safety concerns related to today's incidents in the city'. In addition to classes, all programmes, sports activities and community classes sponsored by the Minneapolis Public Schools, including those for adults, will be suspended.
As early as Wednesday evening, hundreds of people gathered at the site of Good's killing in south Minneapolis to pay their respects to the victim. The demonstrators held a vigil and protested peacefully against the raids by ICE agents.
Meanwhile, the protest is also spreading to other parts of the city and neighbouring Saint Paul. On Thursday, citizens gathered in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal building holding signs and chanting chants against federal agents. As reported by CNN, in front of the entrance to the building's central car park there was a clash between protesters and law enforcement officers, who used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Several protesters were gassed and every entrance around the federal building was cleared of gatherings. Border Patrol officers in camouflage uniforms also intervened to deal with the protests, attempting to remove the demonstrators.
Demonstrations are also taking place in Saint Paul and tensions remain high. Here, federal agents used pepper bullets against protesters. According to witnesses on the spot, law enforcement officers reportedly tried to arrest a man in the middle of the crowd by prying into people using the pepper bullets.
