Democrats slam Trump’s justification for immigration agent killing woman during ICE raid and call for investigation – as it happened

Writing on social media, the vice-president, JD Vance, just echoed Donald Trump’s claim that video recorded from a distance, and slowed down by a rightwing podcaster, suggests that the woman who was fatally shot at point-blank range by a federal officer in Minneapolis during an ICE raid on Wednesday, Renee Good, had tried to “run over” the officer.

In reference to the slowed down clip Trump had highlighted earlier in the day, Vance wrote: “You can accept that this woman’s death is a tragedy while acknowledging it’s a tragedy of her own making. Don’t illegally interfere in federal law enforcement operations and try to run over our officers with your car. It’s really that simple.”

In fact, viewed at normal speed, the video, which was obtained and posted online by the ABC affiliate KSTP, appears to show that the officer was so slightly brushed by the slowly moving car that he had no trouble retaining his balance and firing multiple shots at the driver. This angle also seems to show that the woman driving the vehicle accelerated only after being shot, which is not unusual.

Like Trump, Vance ignored the other videos recorded at close range which seem to show clearly that the officer was not in any danger.

Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey said “ICE is not here to create safety in our city” but instead focused on “terrorizing our community” during an appearance on CNN this evening.

“They are creating situations that are dangerous and chaotic, just like this,” Frey said.

Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara added that he and the mayor “have been worried for weeks” about what ICE remaining in Minneappolis will mean for the safey of local police officers, who he said are placed in the crosshairs trying to deescalate situations.

Former Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Federal Bureau of Investigations officials tell CNN that a full investigation is needed into the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker, who served under George W Bush, and former acting ICE director John Sandweg, who served under Barack Obama, assessed video footage of the shooting on CNN today, but said only a full investigation could answer all questions about the shooting.

Thousands of people have joined a vigil for Renee Good in Minneapolis this evening.

Here are more photographs from the growing crowd:

The Associated Press has confirmed the identity of the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today as Renee Good, citing a hospital record.

In an Instagram account bio, Good called herself a “Poet and writer and wife and mom”. Another social media account shows her holding a child.

The AP also reports that, in video recorded after the shooting, the voice of a distraught woman can be heard identifying Good as her spouse. “That’s my wife, I don’t know what to do!” the woman could be heard saying. The Guardian has not independently verified the authenticity of that video.