SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There were tense moments Friday outside an ICE office in San Francisco after the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis; protesters calling for the agent who shot Good to be charged with murder.
Advocates say two protesters were pepper-sprayed, and two others pulled into the building during the protest. “Two people were sprayed directly in the face. There’s one on the ground, both of them still can’t see,” said one protester.
Friday’s protest comes ahead of a national day of protest Saturday with organizations across the country gearing up to push back against ICE enforcement.
“It’s very important that we as people get organized, talk to our neighbors, keep each other safe, and build a plan for, what happens when, you know, this keeps expanding because there’s no stopping it until we get together,” said Aditya Bhumbla, Democratic Socialists of America.
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San Francisco leaders are also gearing up for the weekend. We spoke with city’s newly appointed Police Chief, Derrick Lew, at an event Friday night.
“I think there’s a lot of things going on in the country right now. Obviously, we’re monitoring what’s going on to see how it’s going to impact our city,” said Chief Lew, noting they are prepared for what is expected to be several protests this weekend.
“We’re monitoring for a few known events right now. We, you know, we always plan for spontaneous events that could pop up, but the bottom line is we have adequate staffing to handle anything,” Lew said.
“I want every San Franciscan to know, and they’ve been doing it, that I want people to use their First Amendment rights. I want them to protest, and I want them to do so peacefully,” said Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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While District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is calling the Trump administration and ICE to be held accountable for the incident in Minneapolis
“I feel a responsibility as a chief law enforcement agent to say there has to be an independent, full, and fair investigation,” said Jenkins. “What we have seen is a position that the federal administration is taking an absolute immunity without any investigation or review of all the evidence.”
The DA also doubled down on her commitment to prosecute federal agents in San Francisco if such a case were to unfold.
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