The mayor praised demonstrators for keeping things civil.
Tensions are flaring in Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday.
The Department of Homeland Security has alleged that the victim, Renee Good, was attempting to run over law enforcement officers when an ICE officer fatally shot her Wednesday morning -- a claim that local officials have disputed.
Renee Good is survived by her wife and 6-year-old child, according to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who said during the press briefing that he offers his "deepest sympathies" to her family "on an unimaginable tragedy."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said it feels "very difficult that we will get a fair outcome" in the FBI's probe into the deadly shooting.
"We have learned that the Trump administration has now denied the state that ability to participate in the investigation. And I just want to make this as clear as possible to everyone: Minnesota must be part of this investigation," he said during a press briefing on Thursday.
Walz said that a "thorough investigation by non-partisan professionals" is the only way to determine what happened.
The Department of Homeland Security alleges the woman was "attempting to run over our law enforcement officers" when the officer shot her. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed it was an "act of domestic terrorism" and argued that the vehicle was a "deadly weapon."
But the Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor are disputing the government's claims, with the mayor saying that, according to videos, the victim, Renee Good, wasn't driving her car toward the agent or using her car as a weapon.
"This was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying -- getting killed," Mayor Jacob Frey said.
Renee Good was a 2020 graduate from Old Dominion University in Virginia, according to the school's president, Brian Hemphill, who said it is "with great sadness that Old Dominion University mourns the loss of one of our own."
She graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in English, according to Hemphill.
"May Renee's life be a reminder of what unites us: freedom, love, and peace," he said in a statement. "My hope is for compassion, healing, and reflection at a time that is becoming one of the darkest and most uncertain periods in our nation's history."
