Minneapolis Violence Interrupters Face 'Trauma Season' After ICE Shooting Deaths
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Josiah Bates
Summary
The article covers the experiences of Minneapolis anti-violence workers, specifically violence interrupters like Connie Rhodes, who are navigating a period they call "trauma season" following the shooting death of Renee Good by federal immigration agents during a large-scale ICE deployment. The piece highlights the emotional toll on community violence prevention workers who must continue their work of de-escalating tensions and preventing retaliation while themselves reeling from the trauma of federal actions in their community.
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· 3 pulledI Was Scared.
The call came in on a cold January night. Someone had been shot in North Minneapolis.
As she drove with one of her colleagues to the scene on the Northside, Rhodes began getting messages that federal agents might be involved; the city was in the midst of a large-scale deployment of federal immigration agents that had already led to the shooting death of Renee Good seven days earlier.
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