A protester was caught on video burning the American flag on a Minneapolis street as an increasingly restless mob gathered following the shooting death of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.
Video posted on X shows one man standing in a circle of protestors with the US flag, then setting it on fire until it falls to the ground in flames.
The vandal appears to get a mixed response.
Boos rain down from the crowd, drowning out scattered cheers from the demonstrators, with one man heard shouting, “Stay in your f—ing homes. Go away. Boo. Instigator.”
The flag-burning scene unfolded as a mob gathered at the site of the earlier shooting death of Renee Nicole Good after federal officials said she tried to mow down an ICE agent.
The unruly protestors pelted cops and federal agents at the scene with snowballs, with one man shot with pepper balls after trying to grab a weapon from a law enforcement officer.
A group of about 50 demonstrators converged on the federal courthouse in the city, blocking the entrance and shattering a glass door, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
“ICE out!” they shouted before dispersing, the outlet said.
Homeland Security officials said the agent who opened fire did so in self-defense after being struck by Good’s vehicle.
Here’s the latest on the Minneapolis ICE agent shooting
- Moment ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
- Renee Nicole Good identified by mother as woman fatally shot by ICE agent in Minneapolis
- Woman trying to mow down federal officers in Minneapolis is fatally shot: Homeland Security
- Dramatic footage shows ICE agent in Minneapolis shoot, kill woman as feds say she tried to run down officer with car
- New Minneapolis ICE shooting video shows vehicle appear to hit agent as he opened fire
President Trump said the unnamed agent was hospitalized.
However, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and local officials chastised the feds, saying the state was “at war” with the federal government and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey angrily demanded that ICE “get the f—k out of Minneapolis” at a press briefing.
