Topline
The man fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen who lived in the city, according to local authorities, 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.
In an afternoon press briefing, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the victim was a 37-year-old American citizen who was shot multiple times.
Earlier on Saturday, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said federal agents “were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault,” who she said was armed with a semi-automatic handgun.
The federal agents tried to disarm the man, but when he “violently resisted,” an agent “fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers” fired defensive shots that killed the man, McLaughlin said.
McLaughlin claimed the victim “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” but O’Hara did not corroborate those details in comments Saturday afternoon, saying the victim was a lawful gun owner who had a permit to carry.
“unlawful Assembly” Declared In Minneapolis
O’Hara described “an incredibly volatile scene in south Minneapolis right now,” as authorities have deployed tear gas and other deterrents Saturday in an attempt to disperse a growing crowd of protesters following the shooting. The police chief said local authorities “have given multiple warnings” for the crowd to disperse. 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.”
Shooting Is Latest Involving Federal Agents In Minnesota
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
“How many more residents, how many more Americans, need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in an afternoon press conference. “How many more lives need to be lost before this administration realizes a political and partisan narrative is not as important to American values?”
Minnesota Democrats Make Demands To Trump
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.” Gov. Tim Walz made similar remarks on X, writing, “Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. 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.