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Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:35 AM 13 hrs ago

TWSJ.: Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings

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Christopher Mims
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:

* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon

The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/videos-show-how-ice-vehicle-stops-can-escalate-to-shootings-caf17601

Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
10:44 AM · Jan 10, 2026

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:

* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon

The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Christopher Mims (@mims.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T15:44:55.140Z


Holmerica
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Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
11:01 AM · Jan 10, 2026

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Holmerica (@holmerica.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T16:01:43.763Z


ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting

Policing experts say officer who fired fatal shots may have placed himself at needless risk by standing in front of Renée Good’s vehicle.

Updated
January 10, 2026 at 1:11 p.m. EST yesterday at 1:11 p.m. EST
11 min


A demonstrator protesting outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building is restrained by a federal agent after confronting a counterprotester on Thursday in Minneapolis. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)

By Mark Berman, Maria Sacchetti, Derek Hawkins and David Ovalle

The fatal shooting of Renée Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday has prompted new scrutiny of the tactics and training for the thousands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed across the country as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort.

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