India, Jan. 9 -- US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday claimed that the woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis a day earlier was "brainwashed," suggesting without evidence that she was tied to a "broader, left-wing network."

Vance took questions in the White House briefing room, also spoke to the media for its coverage of the incident while offering few details to back up his version of events, NBC News reported.

"I'm not happy that this woman lost her life," he said of Renee Nicole Good, 37, who was fatally shot during a confrontation with ICE agents Wednesday.

"I'm not happy that this woman was there at a protest violating the law by interfering with the law enforcement action," Vance added...