PITTSFIELD — About 30 people protested in Pittsfield on Thursday morning, outraged over an Immigration Customs and Enforcement officer’s killing of a woman in Minneapolis a day earlier.

Though the shooting took place more than a thousand miles from Berkshire County, demonstrators said distance didn’t lessen their distress.

“Human rights are human rights,” said Lois Prew, a Pittsfield resident. “I don’t care what the state or country is. What happens in Minnesota could happen in Massachusetts.”

Protesters held signs up and were met with honks of approval from vehicles passing through the busy intersection on South Street.

Protestors held signs up and were met with honks of approval from vehicles passing through the busy intersection on South Street.

Some protesters told The Eagle that 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good's killing represented what they saw as broader problems with the Trump administration.

John Sharaf, a local photographer who attended the protest, described it as “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

Protestors stood on a busy South Street intersection in Pittsfield on Thursday morning to protest an ICE agent's killing of a woman in Minneapolis.

“This is unacceptable to people in Pittsfield and all over the country,” Sharaf said. “We have to rise up and resist this because it has to be put to a stop.”

“This dastardly act ... is just the latest example of this administration's total disregard of human life,” said Frank Farkas, who works with the Berkshire Democratic Brigade.

Frank Farkas, left, and his wife Louise Farkas attended the protest in Pittsfield on Thursday.

On Wednesday, an ICE agent shot and killed Good, a writer and mother who had recently relocated to the city of Minneapolis.

Bystander video footage of the incident in Minneapolis shows Good attempting to drive away from ICE officers, at which point an agent fires a gun into the driver-side window at close range. Despite no evidence that Good intended to harm the agents, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem asserted that the officer acted in self-defense.

Some at Thursday’s Pittsfield protest criticized federal officials for their deceptive framing of the incident.

“This is state control of narratives that get quickly turned into propaganda and lies,” said Jess Dils, an organizer with Greylock Together. “We are only going to defeat this if we stand together.”

Jess Dils, left, of Greylock Together and Brian Whitman, right, of Indivisible Pittsfield hold signs at Thursday's protest in Pittsfield. Whitman organized the demonstration.

“When I heard the administration’s spin on it, versus what the video actually showed, I was outraged,” said Brian Whitman, who organized the protest. “What Kristi Noem said … that wasn’t even close to being what happened. Not even close.”

Whitman is the co-chair of progressive activist group Indivisible Pittsfield. Many in attendance said they were affiliated with other local activist groups and political organizations, including Greylock Together, the Berkshire Democratic Brigades and StandUp, Berkshires.

Greylock Together will additionally be hosting a candlelight vigil for Good at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Congregational Church in Williamstown.

Despite the cold temperatures and slushy streets, demonstrators said they still felt that heading outdoors to make a public statement was important.

Despite the cold temperatures and slushy streets, demonstrators said they still felt that heading outdoors to make a public statement was important.

“We’re from the Berkshires,” Whitman said. “It’s important not to let the weather or other circumstances dampen our spirits.”

Ian McMahan and Ben Niewoehner contributed reporting.