Who is Jacob Frey? Minneapolis Mayor pushes back on ‘domestic terrorism’ claim after ICE kills Renee Nicole Good

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered a sharp, expletive-filled rebuke during a CNN appearance on Wednesday night, January 7, criticizing what he called the “bullsh–t” fatal shooting during an anti-ICE protest in the city. The incident involved an ICE agent who opened fire and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good after federal authorities alleged she attempted to run over a law enforcement officer with her vehicle.

In the hours following the shooting in a residential Minneapolis neighborhood earlier Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said Good tried to “weaponize” her car and ram into agents and termed it ‘domestic terrorism’. Frey rejected that account while speaking on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360.

“That, and I’ll say it again, is bulls–t. That is bulls–t. The way that they’ve been conducting themselves is also bulls–t, and we need to be very clear-eyed about what is happening,” Frey said.



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Who is Jacob Frey?

Jacob Frey is the mayor of Minneapolis, first elected in 2017. He grew up in northern Virginia, studied government at the College of William and Mary, and later earned a law degree from Villanova University. A former professional runner, Frey moved to Minneapolis after running the Twin Cities Marathon and made the city his permanent home.

Before becoming mayor, Jacob Frey built a career in law, public service, and community organizing. As per his LinkedIn profile, Frey worked as an attorney at Faegre & Benson LLP from 2009 to 2011 before joining Halunen & Associates in December 2011. Alongside his legal work, he was actively involved in community organizing in Minneapolis beginning in 2008.

In 2013 he was elected to the Minneapolis City Council and has focused on affordable housing, police reform, climate action, and inclusive economic growth as mayor. Frey earned his law degree from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, graduating in 2009. He served on the City Council until being elected mayor of Minneapolis, taking office in January 2018. Frey lives in Northeast Minneapolis with his wife and daughter.