US EditionMinnesota Officials, Lawmakers React After Federal Agent Fatally Shoots Man
Man shot during federal immigration enforcement was reportedly armed and resisted arrest amid Operation Metro Surge; this is the third fatal federal agent shooting in Minneapolis this month.
- On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed a 37-year-old man during a targeted enforcement operation; the Department of Homeland Security says the man was armed.
- As part of a `surge` in enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operated in Minneapolis amid reports alleging more than $9 billion in welfare fraud.
- Video footage and a nearby witness account show that federal agents pepper-sprayed three people and pulled the man to the ground, though the witness did not see him hold a gun.
- Governor Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, called the officers `violent` and `untrained`, demanded their removal, and said he spoke directly with the White House.
- Community residents say they feel afraid and unable to return home after the incident, while protests and national attention, including from the U.S. Senate, have left the Whittier neighborhood on edge.
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Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man fatally shot
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the frigid streets of Minneapolis after a was fatally shot by federal immigration officers on Saturday, increasing tensions in a city already shaken by the fatal shooting of Renee Good earlier this month.
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Protests renewed after man fatally shot
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another killing weeks earlier.
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