Another shooting involving federal agents reported in Minneapolis
"Shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in city
Minneapolis officials on Saturday morning said they are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement officers in the city.
The shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good, an American citizen, was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis after video showed her trying to drive away from a confrontation, sparking protests nationwide.
City and local police officials said in their statement that the “shooting involving federal law enforcement” occurred in the area of West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue South – and that they are “working to confirm additional details”.
“We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area,” the statement added.
A law enforcement source directly briefed on the situation provided the Guardian with a photo of a handgun next to a loaded magazine. “Suspect had a firearm with two magazines,” the source said. “Situation evolving. Will get … more information ASAP.”
Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, added in a statement shortly afterward that he has spoken with the White House “after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning”.
“Minnesota has had it,” said Walz, who was Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election that she lost to Donald Trump. “This is sickening.”
“The president must end this operation,” Walz also said, referring to the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement operation in the state.
“Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota,” he added. “Now.”
Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, also released a statement on the reported shooting.
“There has been another shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis, and I am working to get more information,” she said. “I will update as soon as possible. To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: get ICE out of our state NOW.”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Guardian on Saturday morning.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported being told by Minneapolis chief Brian O’Hara that the person shot on Saturday, a man, had died. The Guardian has reached out to O’Hara for confirmation.
Local county commissioner Angela Conley wrote on Saturday on Twitter/X claiming to have “witnessed … cold blooded murder”.
“Get them out,” Conley said. “Get them out now.”
Democratic national committee chairperson Ken Martin, who is from Minnesota, posted on X in response to Saturday’s shooting: “What the actual fuck is going on in this country?”
A video circulating online on Saturday morning, which matches the reported location of the shooting mentioned by the officials, shows a man being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers, before being shot, what appears to be several times. At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.
Live video of the scene after the shooting shows dozens of federal agents surrounding the scene, deploying what appears to be chemical irritants into the crowd of people that have gathered in the streets where the shooting occurred. People are yelling at agents, honking horns and recording.
Bill Melugin of Fox News, which is generally aligned with the Trump administration, quickly reported on Saturday that he was told by “multiple law enforcement sources” that border patrol was the agency involved in the shooting. Melugin reported being told the person is “down”, and medics were working on the person."
Ramon Antonio Vargas and Rachel Leingang contributed reporting
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