ICE shooting sparks Minneapolis protests amid rising community anger

Anger and grief are fueling ongoing protests in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, after a woman was shot dead by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during an immigration enforcement operation on Wednesday.

The victim was later identified as Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen.

Following the shooting, large crowds gathered near the site of the incident, holding banners. They also offered flowers and hand-written cards in remembrance of the victim. Demonstrators also chanted "No justice, no peace," demanding ICE to leave local neighborhoods and calling for an independent investigation into the shooting.

"Right now I'm feeling angry and an overwhelming sense of grief and frustration at the federal government that they're allowing and encouraging ICE's behavior that led to these tragic events today. And being around my community helps, but it also I think it energizes all of us as we like collectively grieve and also collectively organize against the federal government," said a protester.

Many protesters said that their anger goes beyond this single incident, slamming aggressive immigration enforcement that has left communities in fear.

"All our community is here because ICE is here and they're leaving blood all over our state, our country, our nation and we want ICE out. It feels like a third world country, I feel ashamed for the president that we elected. ICE has the right to work, but not to harass people, not to intimidate communities," said another protester.

Another group of protesters also gathered at a federal building in Minneapolis, where ICE officers are known to conduct immigration arrests.

There, demonstrators and law enforcement have faced off at close range, with tensions running high as federal vehicles attempt to move through crowds.

In a statement on X, the department said that the ICE officer "fired defensive shots," calling the woman one of the "violent rioters."

"The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased. The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries," the statement said.

The Trump administration recently deployed 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis area amid alleged welfare fraud involving Somali residents.

ICE shooting sparks Minneapolis protests amid rising community anger

ICE shooting sparks Minneapolis protests amid rising community anger

ICE shooting sparks Minneapolis protests amid rising community anger

ICE shooting sparks Minneapolis protests amid rising community anger

ICE shooting sparks Minneapolis protests amid rising community anger

China's two major power grid operators -- the State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid) and China Southern Power Grid (CSG) -- reported a surge in investment in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring efforts to strengthen infrastructure construction and support high-quality socioeconomic development in China.

The State Grid said it completed fixed-asset investment worth 129 billion yuan (about 18.77 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three months of this year, up 37 percent the corresponding period of the previous year. The spending has driven more than 250 billion yuan (36 billion U.S. dollars) of investment across the wider industrial chain.

Key projects such as the Panxi ultra-high-voltage (UHV) alternating current (AC) line and the Anhui-Hubei back-to-back direct current (DC) project have seen ground broken for their construction, while several west-to-east power transmission projects have been upgraded.

Investment in connecting renewable energy generation to the grid was reported to have exceeded 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) from January to March, a year-on-year rise of more than 50 percent.

The CSG also reported robust growth in investment in the three-month period, with fixed-asset investment reaching 38.45 billion yuan (5.58 billion U.S. dollars), up about 50 percent from a year earlier.

Among its achievements, the company completed and commissioned 80 key projects, including the 220 kV cross-sea power grid interconnection project, which was officially put into operation on March 20. The project ended years of grid isolation on the Weizhou Island in south China by linking it to the main power system of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The construction of 17 other major energy projects, including one linking the power grid of the Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China with that of Guangdong Province in south China, is advancing rapidly. These projects are expected to bolster regional industries, the maritime economy, digital collaboration and the transition to green energy.

"By accelerating major project construction, investment during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) is expected to approach 1 trillion yuan (145 billion U.S. dollars), driving a further 2 trillion yuan (290 billion U.S. dollars) of investment across upstream and downstream industries," said Dong Yanle, deputy general manager of the Engineering Construction Department under the China Southern Power Grid.

China ramps up power grid investment in January-March to boost growth