Prosecutor issues must-see response to ICE shooting in Minneapolis - Brian Tyler Cohen
Legal Breakdown episode 648: @GlennKirschner2 responds to ICE shooting against US citizen.
Summary:
This video discusses a fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis during a protest. Here are the key points:
The Incident
- An ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen (a woman) who was attempting to leave the scene during a protest against ICE
- Video footage from multiple angles shows the woman backing up her vehicle, then driving forward with her wheel turned away from officers to go around an ICE vehicle
Official Statements
- DHS/ICE: Claimed the woman "weaponized her vehicle" and attempted to run over officers in an "act of domestic terrorism," and that the officer fired "defensive shots"
- Gov. Kristi Noem: Said ICE agents' car was stuck in snow and the woman tried to ram them
- President Trump: Called the woman "very disorderly" who "violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer," claiming the officer is "recovering in the hospital"
Legal Analysis (by Glenn Kirschner, former prosecutor)
- The shooting appears to be criminal homicide (potentially second-degree murder or manslaughter)
- Officers cannot legally shoot at fleeing vehicles unless facing imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury
- The video contradicts official narrativesthe woman appears to be backing away and driving around the ICE vehicle
- The officer was not struck by the vehicle and ran to the car after shooting
Potential Legal Proceedings
- Federal prosecution unlikely under current administration
- State prosecution possible, though the officer would likely claim qualified immunity and attempt to move the case to federal court
- Even if moved to federal court, it would remain a state prosecution and not be pardonable by the president