Renee Good Case Update, ICE Protests, FBI Vehicle Break-In Charges

Yeah, I might want to download that Exxon Mobile Rewards Plus app. Yeah. Are you the Exxon Tiger? I am. Yeah, you know, new users can earn $10 and points, five bucks after your first purchase and five after your second. That's a lot. That's a whole lot. It is. Well, hey, you get on that download, buddy. I will. Loading. Download the Exxon Mobile Rewards Plus app and join today. Exxon. Trust the Tiger. For details, visit Exxonoffer.com. You're listening to Four Things to Know, a WCCO Daily News podcast. Today is Friday, January 16th. I'm Maria Lizignoli. And I'm Johnny Connor. Thanks for listening to Four Things to Know. Our top story today. New details in the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ice agent. WCCO has obtained Minneapolis Police and Fire Department records from that morning, shutting new light on the incident. We now know that Renee Good had at least three gunshot wounds. The report says these wounds were on her chest, her left arm, and a possible one on her head. We've also learned she was given care by paramedics starting at 942 AM. Good was shot at 937. The report says Good was unresponsive with blood on her face and torso when paramedics arrived at the scene. The report also shows that Good wasn't breathing and had inconsistent and irregular pulse activity. According to these new documents, life-saving efforts were stopped at 10.30 a.m. at HCMC. Number two, protesters continue to show up at the Whipple Federal Building near Fort Snelling, where ICE agents have been working. In John Laurinson's report from noon, you'll hear from two protesters, Danielle and CJ. The crowd has been very vocal, but pretty much peaceful. This crowd has grown, holding signs and megaphones. They've been sticking to the sidewalk for the most part, which is a contradiction to what we saw here last night. On Thursday evening, protesters frequently clashed with federal agents. Those agents would walk out onto the road and order protesters back whenever ice vehicles would return to the Whipple building. That's when things would get contentious. At one point last night, someone threw a frozen water bottle at a federal vehicle prompting agents to stop and confront the crowd. At another point it appeared, federal agents took a person into custody. But on Friday morning, protesters at the Whipple Building talked about ICE's presence in Minnesota. I'm a veteran, and I don't appreciate our constitutional rights being infringed upon by these domestic terrorists. I'd like to talk to a couple of the people who are, you know, a couple of the ICE folks and just say, hey. Why are you out here? You know, like let's chat and let's talk in good faith like reasonable people and see if we can de-escalate a little bit. He's still hearing a lot of chance. Whenever an ICE or federal agent vehicle comes out, people yell at them. For the most part, staying out of the road, which is what the federal agents have been asking for. Again, nobody detained this morning. Nobody arrested at this point. So for the most part, it's been a pretty peaceful protest. Number three.

Federal prosecutors have now charged Raul Gutierrez in connection with a theft from an FBI vehicle that was broken into. Court papers say several items were taken Wednesday night during a protest after an ICE agent shot a man in the leg in North Minneapolis. WCCO photojournalist Tom Avillas was there and took video that night that shows people breaking into the vehicle and taking a lockbox. Arjona Kaplan is digging into the charges and will have the very latest tonight in her later newscasts and online at WCCO.com. But in the search for that suspect, a Minneapolis family says their home was raided on accident. A woman says she's shaken up after the search for a stolen federal firearm brought agents to her front door. You just heard ring video that shows law enforcement officers with long guns moving in, busting through the door before entering the South Minneapolis apartment building. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says they were executing multiple search warrants for a firearm stolen from a federal vehicle Wednesday night. Search warrant documents left behind show the intended target was apartment 2926. But Elisa Katie Porter lives in 2928. I don't know what to do at this point. I'm just right now, I'm just in shock right now. I feel like they were not thorough with whatever information they had. Yes, the person they were looking for had lived here previously, but they haven't been here for a couple months now. And that unit has been vacant for a couple of months. Number four, right now the Minnesota BCA is part of the investigation of the shooting by an ICE agent on Wednesday night. DHS says the agents were attacked while trying to arrest Venezuelan National Pulio Cesar Sosa Steve Scalise. Homeland Security says Sosa Steve Scalise has a criminal history for driving without a license and giving a false name to police. According to the report, he resisted arrest and assaulted an agent before two other people joined in to also attack the agent. They say the agent fired his gun out of fear of his life. We don't know the name of the agent, though officials say he went to the hospital and should recover. But here's where a different perspective comes in. DFL State Senator Aaron Mayquade shared a video online that's raising questions about the DHS version of events. While WCCO has not been able to independently verify its contents, a Facebook live stream from inside the home appears to capture people on the phone with police. And at one point, a woman says in Spanish, quote, ICE agents were pursuing my cousin and husband for about half an hour and tried to ram them with their vehicles. That's when we shut the door and they fired shots. We requested the 911 transcript of the call from Minneapolis Police, but we have not received that yet. Those are the four things to know today. Now let's check in on our weekend forecast. Hey guys, thanks by the meteorologist Adam Delrosso checking in. Old Man winter coming back with a vengeance as we wrap up the week and head into the weekend. Temperatures are going to be falling.

All evening long, down into the single digits for our lows tonight. Wind chills are going to be falling into the single digits below zero. And it's going to come with those off and on snow showers that won't amount to much. Generally just a coating area wide. Those will be shutting off as we head through our early Saturday morning. We keep the clouds around tomorrow along with the cold and breezy conditions. Temperatures pretty much stay in the single digits all day long. Wind chills. About 10 below zero all day long. And we're going to be dealing with more spotty snow showers back for our day on Sunday. And now here's more to know. A dozen DFL lawmakers are calling for change after reports of federal officers going into hospitals and detaining patients. Last week, Unitos, Minnesota said ICE agents entered HCMC and shackled a patient to his bed. The president-elect of the Minnesota American Academy of Pediatrics says fear of going to the doctor because of ICE has led to a rash of appendicitis cases. A dozen lawmakers, including state Senator Liz Bolden, are now asking Minnesota hospitals for clear and proactive policies regarding ICE. Patients should. have the expectation and the assurance that when they are in the care of a health care setting and in the hospital, certainly, that they are safe. The Minnesota Hospital Association says when law enforcement enters health care settings, hospitals manage those interactions through established, security-led, and legally informed protocols designed to protect patient care, privacy, and staff safety. A family was caught in the crossfire between ice agents and protesters Wednesday night. A couple, their five kids, and six-month-old baby were on their way home from basketball practice when they found themselves in the middle of protesters and ice agents. According to the children's mother, Destiny Jackson, agents stopped at their car and demanded that the family leave the area while shouting profanity at them. The couple says agents then walked to the back of their vehicle and released a canister of tear gas. Like the last person to get out the car was my infant child. And then when he came in, he was like lifeless. It was like foam or bubbles coming out of his mouth. I had to give him mouth to mouth in CPR. Couldn't even breathe myself. And all I remember is like between every breath I was saying, I'm going to give you every breath I have until you get yours back. That full story is up on our website, WCCO.com. President Trump is threatening Minnesota with the possibility of military troops. On social media Thursday, the president said he will institute the Insurrection Act if Minnesota politicians don't stop the anti-ice protests. That would mean armed federal active duty soldiers would be patrolling the streets of Minneapolis. It's exactly what Governor Walls and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey don't want and why they're pleading for peace.

The governor is appealing to the president to lower the temperature and stop what he calls Trump's campaign of retribution. WCCO spoke to the governor's office, which says it is engaging in an ongoing conversation with the White House. Now, we also spoke with constitutional law professor, David Schultz, who tells us what our rights are in this situation. Even if the federal troops are on the streets, they still have to respect all the constitutional rights and liberties that individuals have, including the right to free speech, freedom of assembly, including the ability to do what, to photograph the federal troops and so forth. So this is not a suspension of the Constitution. Professor Schultz says the Insurrection Act would also allow the president to federalize the Minnesota National Guard. And Johnny, we also spoke with an expert in conflict resolution. Yeah, Maria, that's right. His name is Nathan Stock. He's worked on this issue for late President Jimmy Carter's nonprofit on how to de-escalate tensions. There's a balance to be struck in your public engagement. between being honest about your own feelings, your frustrations, your concern for your country or your state, but also wherever possible. not framing the issue in a way that your political opponents will immediately jump on, will immediately be triggering to them, right? And also constantly taking care. And I think we've seen this from a lot of our elected leaders to emphasize over and over and over again the importance of peaceful political engagement. Stock has also worked on efforts in Minnesota to bridge partisan divides in our politics. Representative Ilhan Omar, along with other Democratic lawmakers, held a field hearing this morning on the presence of ICE in Minnesota. During this hearing, Omar called out the current administration on how they've handled recent arrests and public safety. Trump claims... Operation Metro Search is about targeting criminals. The reality is even more disturbing. They have deliberately blurred the lines between public safety threats, legal immigration, and U.S. citizens, creating an enforcement campaign so indiscriminate that citizens are being swept up, arrested, and carried away to detention facilities. Today's hearing was not a formal congressional hearing. Our Caroline Cummings is following this today, and we'll bring you updates in our later newscasts and online at WCCO.com. Maria, let's get to sports. The Timberwolves in Houston tonight. They're playing some good basketball. Anthony Edwards, we know he missed last game with a foot issue. Mike Max said he practiced yesterday, though. He's getting closer, still not expected to play tonight. But remember last game against Milwaukee, the wolves were without Ant and Rudy Gobert, and they got a big win. Head coach Chris Finch noticed their play.

We're missing two of our most impactful players, no doubt about it. But we have a lot of other really good players, too, who play both ends of the floor when we played a complete game as a result. So, you know, and the most exciting thing is watching everybody do their thing. And they did the thing. They did the thing. Can they do the thing again tonight? Let's hope against the rockets. Maybe. It was fun to watch them against the bucks. Those are our two favorite. NBA teams. I love that. Wolves and the books. Maria, honestly, as listeners know, the show is not good when you're not on it. So the wolves are doing okay with replacements. What is just me? I can learn from them. The wild, speaking of learning, they got routed last night. 6 to 2, 02 and 1 on this homestand. They are in Buffalo tomorrow morning for morning hockey 1130 puck drop. Let's get back in the wind column. It's time to take a breath with your daily bright spot. Okay, speaking of winners, Johnny, this weekend, Minnesota's top collegiate dance team will battle to defend their championship titles. This year's UDA College Nationals begins today in Orlando, Florida. The University of Minnesota dominated last year's competition. So. Athletes are hoping to win big again this year, and WCCO is going to be there to, of course, hopefully see it all happen again. So jealous. I know, because guess what? Mariel is down in Florida right now. She's going to be capturing the emotion, determination, all the big moments for these athletes. And she sent us this update right as she boarded the plane to head down to Florida. I am coming to you from MSP Airport as we are about to depart for Florida. We have a jam-packed weekend full of following Minnesota athletes around the area. Six different Minnesota college dance teams are going to be competing in D1A, D1, and Open Divisions. We're going to be tracking the University of Minnesota Gophers, Minnesota State Mancato. University of Minnesota Duluth, University of St. Thomas, St. Cloud State, and St. Ben's dance teams. We hope to follow along with our Florida adventure, and we hope to also bring back some sunshine to Minnesota when we return. Oh, yes, please bring it back. We could use some sunshine. We could absolutely use some sunshine. That'll be a really fun coverage for Elle. She is a former... high school dancer, and I know she absolutely loves the sport. Six Minnesota teams down there, state of dance, basically. That's crazy. That is crazy. We're good at a lot of things, and dance is one of them. Man, so yes, look for all of her coverage on air, online. She's posting on social media constantly, so look for updates there as well. Jealous. Love it. Well, hey, thank you so much for joining us this week. On Four Things to Know, I know it has been a very heavy week, but take care of yourselves and your loved ones and join us again next week on more episodes of Four Things to Know. With Johnny Connor, I'm Maria Lizignolli, and we're here with the news you need every weekday afternoon by 3 o'clock. Listen to Four Things to Know, a WCCO Daily News podcast wherever you get your podcasts.