Kristi Noem

Since Governor Walz has been in charge of Minnesota, we have seen homicides go up by over 50%.

That's also during Mayor Frey's tenure as well.

Since President Trump took office, Governor Walz has released over 470 violent criminals back onto the streets here in Minneapolis.

He has another 680 of them still within his jurisdiction that he could give to us today to face the consequences for their crimes.

With that, I'll take any questions that you may have.

Secretary Ngo, Mayor Frey called the claims of self-defense BS.

How do you respond to that?

I say that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

It's very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations.

Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he's been taught to do in that situation, and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.

Because of the adverse weather that Minneapolis has seen in recent snow, one of the vehicles became stuck and ensnared in the snow.

Law enforcement were attempting to push out this vehicle.

And when a mob of agitators that were harassing them all day began blocking them in, shouting at them and impeding law enforcement operations.

ICE officers and agents approached the vehicle of the individual in question, who was blocking the officers in with her vehicle, and she had been stalking and impeding their work all throughout the day.

ICE agents repeatedly ordered her to get out of the car and to stop obstructing law enforcement, but she refused to obey their commands.

She then proceeded to weaponize her vehicle and attempted to run a law enforcement officer over.

This appears as an attempt to kill or to cause bodily harm to agents, an act of domestic terrorism.

The ICE officer, fearing for his life and the other officers around him and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots.

He used his training to save his own life and that of his colleagues.

illegally.