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Minneapolis Public Schools canceled all classes for the rest of the week following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday.

The announcement, issued to parents via email on Wednesday evening, came after a devastating series of events for the city. Mere hours after the killing, federal immigration agents descended on a nearby high school, tackling people on school grounds and reportedly using chemical weapons.

“Out of an abundance of caution, there will be no school on Thursday, Jan. 8 and Friday, Jan. 9 due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city,” the school district wrote on its website. “All MPS-sponsored programs, activities, athletics and Community Education classes, including adult education, will be canceled.”

On Wednesday morning, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, was confronted by immigration........

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