Photo: Philadelphia Sheriff's Office
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal issued a blunt warning to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who she described as "fake, wannabe law enforcement," following the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
During a press conference on Thursday (January 8), Bilal addressed the fatal shooting of Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was killed by a masked ICE agent during a Minneapolis enforcement operation.
Bilal denounced the ICE agents involved as "made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement" who are operating under what she called "Trump's new army."
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask. None,” Bilal said.
On Wednesday (January 7), Good was shot in the face through her car as she was attempting to drive away from a chaotic scene of protestors and agents. Federal officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have claimed Good attempted to “ram” an ICE agent with her vehicle, prompting the agent to fire in self-defense.
Minnesota officials and community members have strongly disputed that account.
“Law enforcement professionals do not shoot at moving vehicles,” Bilal said. “I’m not saying fleeing, because she wasn’t fleeing. She was getting out of the way. Law enforcement professionals do not stand in front of moving vehicles invoking an action that is illegal.”
Bilal warned that any ICE agents who commit crimes in Philadelphia will be arrested by her office and prosecuted by local authorities.
“If any of them want to come in this city and commit a crime, you will not be able to hide,” she said. “You don’t want this smoke, ’cause we will bring it … and the criminal in the White House will not be able to keep you from going to jail.”
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