MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, local and federal officials said, marking the second fatal shooting involving federal agents in the city this month amid a surge in immigration enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said U.S. Border Patrol agents fired in self-defense after a man approached them with a handgun and two magazines during an enforcement operation.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara identified the man as a 37-year-old city resident who was believed to be a U.S. citizen. O’Hara said the man was a lawful gun owner with no criminal record but did not release his name.
Video circulating on social media and aired by cable news networks appears to show individuals wearing masks and tactical vests wrestling with a man on a snow-covered street before gunshots are heard. In the footage, the man falls to the ground, followed by the sound of additional shots. Later video from the area shows immigration agents deploying tear gas as a crowd of onlookers gathered.
The shooting has intensified criticism of federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for an immediate end to the Trump administration’s enforcement activities in the state.
“How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?” Frey said at a news conference.
Minnesota’s governor and the state’s two U.S. senators also called for federal agents to withdraw from the area.
A White House official said President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident.