Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
The Sky News Data and Forensics team has been reviewing footage from before, during and after the incident to determine what happened and how it unfolded.
The shooting took place on Portland Avenue in south Minneapolis, just blocks away from the city’s central business district.
Protesters were already on the streets that morning, demonstrating against the large-scale deployment of ICE agents in Minnesota.
Shortly before 9.30am, someone filming the protest captured footage that has now been seen by millions.
Whistling can be heard in the background. Protesters blocking access to ICE agents and blowing whistles to alert people that they are in the area has become a community tactic used across the US.
The ICE agent who shoots the gun is initially seen here in front of a protester. They appear to be filming each other.
At the same time Renee, who is reported to be a mother of three who had recently moved to the city, is seen waving cars past.
The camera then pans round to two ICE agents as they get out of their car and approach Renee’s car. As one tries to open the driver’s door, the other follows. Renee reverses the car and moves away from the ICE agents.
We then see the first ICE agent come round to the front near side of the car and draw his gun. Within moments, gunshots ring out.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on the same day that the shooting was in self-defence and that an ICE agent was taken to hospital after being “violently” run over.
But as Renee starts to slowly pull away, the wheels of her car turn to the right and the ICE officer’s feet appear to be on the left of her car wheels.
President Trump posted a video on Truth Social of another angle of the incident that shows the ICE agent pulling his gun.
It is unclear if the ICE agent sustained any injuries and we have not seen any evidence to suggest any agents were run over during this incident.
Sky News analysis suggests that the agent is not in front of the car when the shots are fired.
In the footage, three shots are heard and it appears that one shot is discharged through the windscreen and two through the open car window.
Photos of the car from later that morning show a single bullet hole through the car’s windscreen.
Renee’s car comes to a halt on the other side of the road, after crashing into parked cars.
Just after 9.30am, Minneapolis police officers responded to the reports of shots fired and found a woman with life-threatening gunshot wounds.
A video filmed directly across from the passenger door shows Renee slumped at the wheel.
Someone identifying themselves as a physician asks agents for permission to go to her to check for a pulse, but his path is blocked by ICE agents.
The Minneapolis Police Department released a statement later that day, saying city firefighters removed Renee from the vehicle and began lifesaving measures until paramedics could respond.
Video posted on social media shows first responders attempting to give CPR.
A video posted online verified by Sky News shows ambulances leaving Portland Avenue at 9.50am.
She was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she later died.
At 10.19am, a livestream picked up the immediate aftermath reaction from witnesses who were expressing anger towards the ICE agents. They can be heard screaming “murderers”; Renee’s car was still present on the scene.
At 10.46am, just over an hour after the shooting, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz posted a statement on X, saying that his public safety team was working to gather information on an ICE related shooting this morning and would share information as we learn more.
He also urged people to remain calm.
Eight minutes after that, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey posted the following on X:
At 11.14am, footage posted on social media shows protesters on E34th street, which adjoins Portland Avenue, just under 160m from the shooting.
Law enforcement can be seen pushing people and throwing an unknown substance extremely close to their faces.
An unknown white powder residue can be seen alongside an unknown orange substance.
Bystanders can be heard saying their skin is burning.
ICE operations have ramped up significantly as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
On Tuesday, one day before the shooting, ICE had announced plans to send over 2,000 agents to the city in its “largest ever” operation in Minneapolis.
In footage before the shooting, people are heard whistling and honking car horns.
As ICE operations have increased, reactions against them have grown.
The shooting prompted Mayor Frey to send a strong message to ICE, telling them to: “Get the f*** out of Minneapolis.”
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