It's fascinating how many experts show up on X every time there's a tragedy or a crisis, and the Minneapolis ICE shooting is no exception. We've seen the same people who insisted Ashli Babbitt had it coming switching gears and shrieking that the ICE law enforcement agent committed murder.
Luckily, there are some experts on X who know what they're talking about, like Amy Swearer.
Check out her thread on the incident:
I've now watched the Minneapolis ICE shooting from three different angles, and there's no real question -- it was quite obviously a legally justified use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer. That officer faced an unknown subject who, while ignoring lawful commands,…
— Amy Swearer (@AmySwearer) January 7, 2026
Post continues:
... pointed a 3000+ lbs. car at him and evidenced an intent to continue driving that car. He shot the driver (1) after the driver made physical contact with his body and (2) through the front windshield. You can slow down the video all you want and spend minutes analyzing micro-seconds to make after-the-fact assessments of the likelihood the driver actually intended to use the car as a lethal weapon. In reality, during those micro-seconds in real time, it's reasonable to presume that a driver ignoring your commands to stop is about to floor the gas peddle, turn the wheel into you, and run you over. It's no different than the reasonable presumption that the suspect who ignores your commands to keep their hands up and reaches for the gun in their waistband intends to use it against you rather than toss it away.
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Swearer continues:
For the "but why didn't he read her mind and/or assume her motives in a split second" crowd.https://t.co/6ZBeWs3AwU
— Amy Swearer (@AmySwearer) January 8, 2026
Take a look at this specifically:
This is a remarkably on-point example of how badly things can turn out for officers who try to guess a non-compliant driver's motives, and guess wrongly.
— Amy Swearer (@AmySwearer) January 8, 2026
Even at close range.
All it takes is a half-second for the driver to floor it and swerve at you instead of away. https://t.co/98DrfjYRyD
See what we mean?
And for the "it was an illegal arrest because ICE has no authority to detain American citizens, etc." crowd...
— Amy Swearer (@AmySwearer) January 8, 2026
Minnesota law explicitly authorizes federal immigration agents to make warrantless arrests when, within the scope of assignment, they come upon reasonable cause to… pic.twitter.com/Wm9gNlhY4Y
Post continues:
... believe "any felony" has occurred. Impeding a federal agent [such as by angling your car across a roadway to block their travel] is, in fact, a felony.
You may think it's weak potatoes, but those potatoes still make french fries.
Mmm.
French fries.
And also, that's that.
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