Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal operations on Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty)
The woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, was pronounced dead.
Though additional details about the incident have not yet been released, Noem said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with the Department of Justice to prosecute those accused of attacks on law enforcement.
The shooting came days after DHS deployed 2,000 additional officers to the Minneapolis area, sparking protests in the blue city.
Noem said ICE officers have arrested "hundreds and hundreds of dangerous criminals" in Minneapolis, including violent offenders.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers question a man about his status on Lake Street near Karmel Mall in Minnesota on Dec. 10, 2025. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Officials described the woman, later identified as Marimar Martinez, as a "domestic terrorist" and charged her and another driver with using their cars to box in and ram federal agents’ vehicle.
However, federal prosecutors ultimately dropped the case after it went to court, where testimony and video evidence suggested the federal agents may have initiated the collision.
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It was also revealed Martinez was a legal concealed-carry permit holder and never brandished her legally owned weapon that remained in her car’s glovebox.
Martinez and her legal team have alluded that they plan to file a civil lawsuit against the agent who shot her.
Fox News' Garrett Tenney contributed to this report.
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