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Potential Blizzard Threatens Southeast, While Minneapolis Grapples with ICE Shooting Fallout
A potential blizzard threatened the Southeastern United States this weekend, while tensions remained high in Minneapolis following recent shootings involving federal agents, and other unrelated news developed across the country.
The Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee were bracing for a winter storm that was expected to begin Friday evening, according to ABC News. The storm was predicted to bring snow to Appalachia, along the Tennessee-North Carolina border, and western Virginia. On Saturday, the snow was forecast to spread east into eastern Georgia and much of South Carolina, North Carolina, and southern Virginia. The storm could also bring powerful winds, potentially leading to blizzard conditions with visibility reduced to less than a quarter-mile.
Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, tensions remained elevated after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse, on Saturday morning. This incident marked the second shooting of a U.S. citizen this month by federal agents in the city, according to ABC News. The earlier shooting involved Renee Good, 37, a mother, on January 7. Protests and clashes with law enforcement followed Pretti's shooting. In response to the situation, officials pledged to address unprofessional conduct. According to ABC News, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated they were still looking for a man following an incident at the Ecuadorian Consulate.
In other news, Idaho prison officials refuted reports that quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger would be transferred out of state. Fox News reported that prison spokesman Ryan Mortensen stated, "The Idaho Department of Correction is not aware of the source of this information and is not considering a move for Bryan Kohberger." This statement came despite reports of Kohberger's complaints about conditions behind bars.
In Los Angeles, a woman was airlifted to safety on Wednesday after her vehicle plunged 100 to 150 feet down a cliffside along Mulholland Drive in Studio City, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. "LAFD air and ground crews conducted a complex rescue this morning after a vehicle went over a cliff," the fire department noted in a Facebook post, as reported by Fox News. Video footage showed the woman being hoisted into a rescue helicopter.
Across the Atlantic, in London, a Russian man, Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was convicted of assault on Wednesday after Barron Trump, 19, reported the incident to police from the U.S., Fox News reported. Trump witnessed the assault on a video call. Rumiantsev admitted he was jealous of his girlfriend's friendship with Trump. According to reports, Trump told investigators he had placed a late-night FaceTime call to the woman, whom he had met on social media, and was startled when the call was briefly answered by a shirtless man. "That view lasted maybe one second and I was racing with adrenalin," Trump stated.
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