There’s a particular stillness before a city tears itself apart—a moment when grievance curdles into something far more dangerous. Minneapolis knows this rhythm well. The grainy footage of Renee Nicole Good’s final moments has become a Rorschach test for a divided nation, each side seeing exactly what it expects to see.

Good, a U.S. citizen, was shot by an ICE officer Wednesday during what activists called a “neighborhood patrol” monitoring immigration enforcement. Federal officials say she turned her vehicle toward the agent. The video is brief and chaotic, but the official account holds up—she drove at a federal officer, and he responded. Supporters see it differently, of course. They always do.

Minnesota has opened its own criminal investigation, with state officials claiming the FBI won’t fully cooperate. Convenient timing for a state that’s made sanctuary politics its brand.

But whatever you believe about those seven seconds of footage, what happened next leaves no room for interpretation.

The hunt begins

Thursday night, thousands descended on downtown Minneapolis with a singular mission: find the federal agents. Armed with hotel addresses shared across social media, mobs moved building to building, searching for where ICE personnel might be sleeping. Let that sink in—organized groups hunting law enforcement through a major American city.

From Twitter user @GrageDustin:

“They’ve breached the doors and are destroying the lobby of a hotel they believe ICE is in. These people want ICE dead. Where are the police?”

Where indeed? Even CNN’s Omar Jimenez—yes, the “fiery but mostly peaceful” guy—expressed visible disbelief at the complete absence of law enforcement. Rioters smashed windows, spray-painted entrances, and stormed lobbies while cops apparently had better things to do. What exactly are Minneapolis taxpayers funding here?

Protesters waved Somali flags outside besieged buildings. Fireworks exploded overhead. Someone photographed a ten-year-old among the midnight chaos. And through it all, cowbells and profane chants echoed off buildings where terrified guests huddled in their rooms.

Autonomous zone 2.0

By Friday, activists declared a multi-block “autonomous zone” where ICE has been deemed “illegal.” Barricades went up. Residents can’t drive to their own homes. Because that worked out so well in Seattle, right?

This isn’t spontaneous grief. The infrastructure—food stations, supply lines, guard rotations—materialized with suspicious speed. This is coordination.

What comes next

Look, I’ve watched cities burn under the banner of “justice” before. The double standard isn’t even hidden anymore—maximum prosecution for some protesters, studied indifference for others.

But hunting federal law enforcement? That’s a different animal. These officers enforce laws passed by Congress, doing work most Americans support. They deserve protection, not persecution.

Minneapolis authorities chose their side by choosing absence. The mobs are organized, energized, and promising an explosive weekend.

The stillness is over.

Key Takeaways

• Anti-ICE mobs breached Minneapolis hotels searching for federal agents while police stood down
• Activists have established an autonomous zone spanning multiple city blocks
• The violence follows the shooting of a U.S. citizen during an ICE operation Wednesday
• Federal law enforcement cannot be hunted through American streets without consequence

Sources: Not the Bee, Not the Bee 2, AnewZ