A 37-year-old man from Minneapolis has been identified as the individual who was fatally shot during a confrontation with federal agents over the weekend. Local police have confirmed the deceased was a white male and a US citizen native to the city.
Altercation Details and Federal Account
The incident occurred on Saturday morning shortly after 9am near Glam Doll Donuts at the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. According to the Department of Homeland Security, agents were in the area attempting to apprehend an individual described as an illegal alien wanted for violent assault when they were approached by the now-deceased man.
The DHS stated that the man was armed and in possession of two magazines at the time of the encounter. Federal authorities later released a photograph of a nine millimeter semi-automatic handgun which they said was recovered from the individual during the clash.
Resistance and Shooting
Video footage from the scene shows federal agents wrestling with the man and taking him to the ground. The DHS claims that officers attempted to disarm him but he violently resisted, leading to a Border Patrol agent discharging their weapon. The man was pronounced dead at the scene according to officials speaking at a press briefing.
Political Fallout and Protests
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded forcefully to the shooting, describing it as horrific and calling for an immediate end to federal immigration operations in the state. Taking to social media platform X, Walz stated: I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The killing was immediately met with public outrage as bystanders gathered at the scene, screaming profanities at federal officers and calling them cowards. Protesters demanded that the agents leave the area, reflecting growing tensions between Minneapolis residents and federal authorities.
Pattern of Federal Involvement
This incident represents the third shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks. It follows the January 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, and another incident approximately a week later where a federal agent wounded a man.
An autopsy concluded that Good's killing was a homicide, though this classification does not automatically indicate a crime was committed. The officer involved in that shooting, Jonathan Ross, has neither been suspended nor charged in connection with the incident.
Broader Immigration Context
Thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed to Minneapolis as part of a nationwide immigration crackdown championed by President Donald Trump. The Democratic-led city has experienced increasingly tense protests since federal agents shot and killed Good earlier this month.
The presence of federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations in American cities has become a contentious political issue, with critics arguing that such deployments escalate tensions and lead to unnecessary violence.
As investigations into Saturday's shooting continue, Minneapolis remains a focal point in the national debate over immigration enforcement tactics and the appropriate role of federal agents in local communities.
