An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis after a group of people began blocking agents during an immigration-related operation, the Department of Homeland Security said.

ICE agents were conducting targeted operations in the city when a woman allegedly "weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them," Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

The agent fired what McLaughlin said were "defensive shots" and killed the woman.