Further details emerged on Thursday regarding the ICE officer involved in the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis. The officer had previously been dragged nearly 100 meters by a different driver’s vehicle during a separate immigration operation in the Twin Cities region six months ago, as revealed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Following the June incident in Bloomington, Minnesota, where the officer sustained injuries requiring more than 30 stitches, the suspect involved was recently convicted of assault. Vice-President JD Vance and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the officer during a press conference, emphasizing that he acted in self-defense when he shot the woman.
Contrary to the Trump administration’s account, local and state officials have disputed the narrative, citing video evidence that contradicts claims of the woman intentionally using her vehicle as a weapon. The officer involved, identified as Jonathan Ross in court documents, was dragged by the suspect’s vehicle during an attempted arrest.
Despite the injuries sustained by the officer during the incident, no charges have been filed against him. The jury convicted the suspect, Roberto Carlos Muñoz, of assaulting a federal officer. The disagreement between federal and local officials escalated following the shooting in Minneapolis, where two more individuals were injured by border patrol officers in Portland, Oregon.
Video footage preceding the shooting has been verified, showing the sequence of events leading up to the fatal incident. The woman killed, identified as a mother of three from Colorado, had no prior law enforcement issues except for a traffic ticket. Described as a poet, writer, wife, and mother on social media, she had recently shared posts about her life and interests.