Washington, January 24 - One person died today during a shooting in the U.S. city of Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents from the Customs and Border Protection Office, raising tensions in that Minnesota city.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said on the social media platform X that he had spoken with the White House "after another horrible shooting by federal agents this morning."
"Minnesota is fed up. This is disgusting," emphasized the Democratic governor, who warned: "The president must put an end to this operation. Remove the thousands of violent and untrained agents from Minnesota. Now," he stressed.
Local officials explained that the shooting occurred near Nicollet Avenue and 27th Street, on the south side, and identified the victim as a man, which sparked a confrontation in the area between federal agents and protesters. According to witnesses, the agents deployed chemical irritants.
“We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the area,” warned a city statement on social media.
According to two Department of Homeland Security officials, the person who was shot was carrying a firearm.
For the afternoon of this Saturday, community groups are planning a vigil and protest, not far from where this tragic incident occurred.
Hennepin County prosecutor Mary Moriarty issued a statement this morning informing that they are working with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) to “coordinate a state response.”
Yesterday, the residents of Minneapolis once again filled the city’s freezing streets with a massive protest — which resonated in New York, Los Angeles, and Maine — demanding that agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leave their neighborhoods.
On January 7, an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen living in Minneapolis, during an immigration enforcement operation.
A week later, another agent was involved in a shooting in which a migrant of Venezuelan origin was injured in the leg.
President Donald Trump is reportedly showing some concern that his message on immigration might lose support due to the ongoing protests and images coming from Minnesota, as outrage grows among the country’s citizens over the chaotic scenes being shared about what is happening there.
