Topline
A man was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning in Minneapolis, reports say, the latest in a series of escalating events related to a large federal presence in Minnesota.
Key Facts
The group of federal agents, shown in a video shared on Facebook, took the man to the ground and began punching him before at least 10 shots were fired outside Glam Doll Donuts on the south side of the city, with the man going limp.
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told the Associated Press the 51-year-old victim was armed with a firearm and two magazines.
KARE reported federal authorities were deploying chemical irritants toward hundreds of protesters who had gathered in the area, with the City of Minneapolis urging residents “to remain calm and avoid the immediate area.”
The shooting comes weeks after Renee Good was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, leading to nationwide protests and renewed calls to abolish ICE.
A week after Good was killed, a Venezuelan man was shot in the leg in Minneapolis after federal officials said he assaulted an agent.
Crucial Quote
“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on X. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
Klobuchar Makes Demand To
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who earlier in the week filed paperwork to run for governor in Minnesota, said she is gathering information on Saturday’s shooting but made a call to federal authorities: “To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: Get ICE out of our state NOW.”
Shooting Follows Massive March In Minneapolis
On Friday, an estimated 50,000 people marched in downtown Minneapolis against immigration enforcement, battling sub-zero temperatures as they demanded ICE leave the city.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
