‘Shame!’: WMass protesters spurred by fatal shooting of Minnesota woman by ICE agent
WESTFIELD — Protester Paul Harrison of Russell was appalled Wednesday by news that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist .
Hours later, he and fellow members of Westfield No Kings were out in Park Square with signs.
"Shame," one read. "They are killing us now," read another.
Harrison's sign said "ICE = Murder"
"It is what is going to happen," Harrison said.
The killing is the inevitable result of sending a surge of more than 2,000 officers to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of the immigration crackdown, he said.
"(ICE agents) don't know what they are doing," he said. "They are untrained. They are viciously over-armed. They are probably scared."
An unidentified protester affiliated with No Kings Westfield holds aloft a sign Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Park Square. The hastily called protest followed the shooting and killing of a protester in Minnesota by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier in the day. (Jim Kinney/ The Republican)The Republican
The organization No Kings Westfield hastily called a protest in the hours after the shooting, according to organizers. A similar standout was planned for Springfield City Hall , also sponsored by Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA.
In Westfield, No Kings generally has bigger crowds for regularly scheduled Tuesday evening protests.
Many passing rush-hour motorists honked in apparent shows of support. There were a few shouts of opposition.
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