Federal Agents Have Shot and Killed Another Person in Minneapolis
The police chief confirmed a 37-year-old man had "multiple" gunshot wounds, was a Minneapolis resident, and was believed to be a U.S. citizen.
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UPDATE 2:20 p.m.: Drop Site News has obtained a new video of the shooting, which appears to show the incident from the angle of the woman on the sidewalk in the original video. In the video, the man who was later shot and killed can be seen filming an encounter between federal agents and protesters. He then appears to try and help another protester after that person was shoved by an agent, before an agent deploys what appears to be tear gas. Audio in the video captures someone shouting, “He’s got a gun, he’s got a gun, he’s got a gun,” followed by another voice saying, “No the fuck I don’t,” immediately before the gunshots.
Less than three weeks after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, Minnesota, amid ongoing protests against ICE in the Twin Cities.
The man was reportedly shot around 9 a.m. and died about an hour later. At a press conference Saturday afternoon, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the victim was a 37-year-old white male, a Minneapolis resident, believed to be an American citizen, and had no criminal record. He said the man suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
One video posted to social media shows a man being wrestled to the ground by what appears to be at least five ICE agents. Three more then join in, with one officer appearing to strike the person with an object, before a series of at least five gunshots are heard. At least two of the officers are shown with their weapons drawn.
Dozens of protesters then began gathering at the scene, blowing whistles and demanding that police officers arrest the federal agents. In response, the agents deployed tear gas and flash bangs.
There have been widespread daily protests across Minneapolis—and across the U.S.—against ICE since Good was shot and killed on January 7. Saturday’s shooting took place about one mile from where Good was killed.
“How many more residents, how many more Americans, need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?” Mayor Jacob Frey said at the press conference. “We have seen these kinds of operations in other places, in other countries, but not here in America.”
Rachel Sayre, the director of the Minneapolis Emergency Management Department, also spoke, saying her background is “in international humanitarian response in conflict zones” in countries like Iraq, Yemen, and Syria, and that what she has “seen here is what I’ve seen there.” She said it is “a powerful entity, violently and intentionally terrorizing people, making them afraid to go outside.”
At 12:30 p.m. ET, the Department of Homeland Security tweeted a photo of a gun, claiming the man was armed, didn’t have ID, and that the federal agents shot him while trying to disarm him. The Associated Press further reported that DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin texted the outlet saying the person had a gun and two magazines. AP also reported that it reviewed hospital records, confirming the man’s death.
At the press conference, O’Hara said it also appeared the victim had a permit to carry a firearm—Minnesota gun laws allow citizens with permits to openly carry guns in public without concealing them.
“Minnesota has had it,” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said in a statement immediately following the shooting. “This is sickening.”
“The president must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota,” he continued. “Now.”
Correction: The original version of this story wrote that ICE agents had shot and killed the 37-year-old. Additional reporting clarifies it was agents with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which operates under the Department of Homeland Security alongside ICE.
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