Mayor Frey calls the shooting reckless use of federal power
Mayor of Minneapolis
“This was a federal agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Official City of Minneapolis statement issued the day of the shooting, quoting Mayor Jacob Frey's response to the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue by a federal immigration agent.
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The City of Minneapolis issued a same-day statement responding to the fatal shooting of Renée Good by a federal immigration agent.
After the quotation
The city said it was deeply sorry to the family of the person who was killed.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Was ICE Officer Jonathan Ross justified in fatally shooting Renée Good?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Frey directly characterizes the agent's use of deadly force as reckless rather than justified, a substantive condemnation of the conduct at issue, not merely a dispute over labeling.
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