Moments after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, a man who identified himself as a doctor was barred by officers from checking on the victim.
Video taken by a witness in the aftermath of the shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 7 was obtained by the Huffington Post.
The video picks up after the woman’s SUV crashed into a parked car after she was shot by the ICE agent.
“Can I go check a pulse?,” a man asks.
An agent tells the man, “No,” and to back up.
“I’m a physician,” the man replied.
“I don’t care,” one agent is heard saying, while another says that EMS is on the way and that they had their own medics on scene.
It’s an interesting thing because when you deny a doctor access to save someone’s life, I think that opens you up to murder charges. I would love to see every officer on scene be charged with murder for those horrible acts that they all did together.
I was about to say this. Surely denying medical attention is illegal?
Not if you’re a part of the fascist violence machine it’s not
They shot her in the head four times. There wasnt any amount of attention that would have made her survive. Her brain was splattered on the dash like come on what are yall even talking about
They are likely no trained to declare deceased status, so even though it may appear obvious, they are supposed to treat her as though alive. Thus declining medical attention could be legal grounds for murder.
I know most police organizations cannot declare it, nor can prison guards. So it would follow that legally ICE probably can’t.