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The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has called for new and broader protests in Minneapolis, urging demonstrators to block streets and paralyze the city's economy following the shooting death of Renee Good, a woman who, according to official reports, allegedly attempted to run over a federal agent during an operation.

Through messages shared on social media and during public rallies, BLM activists urged the public to intensify the mobilizations and turn them into a form of direct pressure against the authorities. “Shut these streets again. Make the city pay again and again,” some of the organizers proclaimed, alluding to the massive protests that followed the death of George Floyd in 2020.

The movement's leaders emphasized that the economic impact of those protests was one of the main factors that forced the authorities to react, and they maintained that a similar strategy could bring about change again. “They were worried about money when George Floyd died. We, as the people, can make them lose even more money now,” they declared during their calls to action.

The discourse was also marked by strong criticism of federal immigration agencies, particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In slogans chanted by the protesters, some activists called this institution “a demon” and asserted that “they are not human beings,” demonstrating the level of anger and radicalization of the language used during the protests.

Local and federal authorities are maintaining a heavy security presence at various points throughout the city amid fears that the demonstrations could escalate into riots, prolonged blockades, or property damage. At the same time, investigations have been launched to determine the exact circumstances of the shooting that took the life of Renee Good.

Minneapolis, a city already a global symbol of violent protests, has once again become the epicenter of a new wave of social tension, with an increasingly polarized climate and open calls for civil disobedience and economic shutdowns as a form of political pressure. These calls have been met with widespread rejection from the vast majority of citizens, who are urging the federal government, via social media, to put an end to these violent protesters.