Minneapolis Shooting: Preventable Tragedy & Justified Force

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Incident Overview
- ICE agents were conducting operations in Minneapolis when a woman blocked their vehicles and refused repeated commands to exit her car.
- She allegedly accelerated toward an ICE agent, prompting the officer to fire through the windshield, resulting in her death.
- The shooting is described as defensive and necessary to prevent harm to law enforcement officers.
Context and Escalation
- The woman had been stalking and obstructing ICE agents throughout the day.
- It portrays her actions as part of a broader pattern of “political vigilanteism” and domestic terrorism, citing an increase in vehicle ramming attacks against ICE agents.
Political Commentary
- Left-wing activists and Democratic officials are encouraging lawlessness and violence against federal officers.
- Quotes from officials like Secretary of Homeland Security and political figures are included, reinforcing support for ICE and condemning anti-ICE rhetoric.
Statistics and Broader Trends
- A reported 1,300% increase in assaults and an 8,000% increase in death threats against ICE agents.
- Similar vehicle attacks have occurred nationwide, the incident is part of a growing threat.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.1	There is one major story that we are going to deal with extensively.
0:09.2	It deals with a woman who is fatally shot in Minneapolis by ice,
0:14.1	and she was shot through the front of her windshield as she tried to drive over an ice agent.
0:21.5	There are a lot of lies online, claiming that the ice agent shot her through the passenger window.
0:29.0	That did not happen.
0:31.3	As the car wrecked, you can clearly see a bullet through the front window.
0:36.9	That bullet hole is extremely important when it comes to
0:40.8	evidence because it shows that that car was driving directly towards the ice agent when he had no
0:47.6	other choice but to shoot to protect and save his own life and others around him. This was preventable.
0:56.0	It is also tragic when someone loses their life.
0:59.4	But what also is preventable is the anarchy that is being advocated and taught by the left.
1:06.4	To be clear, this woman and others had an essence joined together to follow, to stock,
1:13.4	and to stop ICE agents from doing their job.
1:17.3	If I don't want to pay my taxes, it doesn't mean that I can drive my car into, well, the IRS building.
1:26.3	If I think my tax rate is too high, it doesn't mean that I can just go after IRS agents.
1:33.2	You go to your members of Congress.
1:35.5	You plead your case.
1:37.3	You vote on election day.
1:39.8	You get involved and pick people that you believe are going to side with you.
1:43.4	But what the left is done is they have told their followers that they can go out and just do
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