On Wednesday, federal agents shot and killed motorist Renee Nicole Good, 37, in Minneapolis. Trump administration officials said these were “defensive shots” because the officer was about to be hit. However, analysis of bystander footage taken from various angles shows that the agent did not appear to be in the path of the victim's SUV when he fired three shots at close range. The unfolding of events is as follows. Moments before the shooting, the victim's maroon SUV was stopped in the middle of the road. Multiple unmarked federal vehicles idle nearby. Noem claimed the driver was “obstructing police access.” Bystanders are blowing whistles and yelling at federal agents. A federal vehicle then begins moving towards the maroon SUV with sirens and lights blaring. Federal agents filmed the scene on cellphones. The driver rolls forward slightly, turns left, then stops and waves for others to go ahead. Two agents get out of this silver pickup truck and walk towards the vehicle. A moment later, gunshots are fired. Let's take a closer look at the scene again. This is an agent who shoots and kills drivers. He walks around the car, takes pictures, and then disappears from view. Another officer stops the car and orders the driver to get out of the car. One of them grabbed the door handle and reached inside. The SUV backed up and then turned right, apparently trying to leave. At the same time, the filming agent crosses toward the left side of the vehicle and grabs the gun. He fired at the driver and continued shooting as she passed. At the moment the agent fired, he was standing on the left side of the SUV, with the wheels pointing to the agent's right. This appears to contradict claims that the SUV rammed or attempted to ram the officer. President Trump and others have said federal workers were hit by SUVs and pointed to other videos, often shot from different angles. And for now, it's true that in this grainy, low-resolution footage, it looks like the agent was run over by an SUV. But when we sync with the first clip, we see that the agent is not run over. In fact, his feet are located far away from the SUV. The SUV collided with a white car parked on the road. Witnesses run towards the crash. Federal personnel on the scene appear to be in no hurry to provide emergency medical care. Eventually, the vehicle is approached by the agent who shot the driver. After a few seconds, he turned around and told his co-workers to call 911. Officials blocked several bystanders who attempted to provide medical care, including one who claimed to be a doctor. At the same time, several agents, including the one who fired the shots, got into their cars and drove away, apparently changing the crime scene.
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