{"id":301745,"date":"2026-01-24T18:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/301745\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:33:09","slug":"us-federal-agents-shoot-and-kill-man-in-minneapolis-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/301745\/","title":{"rendered":"US federal agents shoot and kill man in Minneapolis \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man who was shot on Saturday by US<\/a> federal immigration officers in Minneapolis<\/a> has died, a hospital record shows.<\/p>\n

The shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good, an American citizen, was shot and killed by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice<\/a>) officer in Minneapolis while she was driving away from a confrontation, sparking protests nationwide.<\/p>\n

The hospital record was obtained by the Associated Press. The man\u2019s death was also reported by CNN, citing the city\u2019s police chief.<\/p>\n

The US department of homeland security distributed a photo of a handgun they said was on the person who was shot.<\/p>\n

After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them \u201ccowards\u201d and telling them to go home.<\/p>\n

One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: \u201cBoo hoo.\u201d Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.<\/p>\n

City officials said in their statement that the \u201cshooting involving federal law enforcement\u201d occurred in the area of West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue South \u2013 and that they are \u201cworking to confirm additional details\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

\"FedearlFedearl agents respond as demonstators gather near the site of where a man was shot by federal agents earlier on Saturday in Minneapolis. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt\/AFP via Getty <\/p>\n

A law enforcement source directly briefed on the situation provided the Guardian with a photo of a handgun next to a loaded magazine. \u201cSuspect had a firearm with two magazines,\u201d the source said. \u201cSituation evolving. Will get … more information ASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s governor, Tim Walz<\/a>, added in a statement shortly afterward that he has spoken with the White House \u201cafter another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cMinnesota has had it,\u201d said Mr Walz, who was Kamala Harris\u2019s running mate in the 2024 presidential election that she lost to Donald Trump<\/a>. \u201cThis is sickening.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. <\/p>\n

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe president must end this operation,\u201d Walz also said, referring to the Trump administration\u2019s ongoing immigration enforcement operation in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cPull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota,\u201d he added. \u201cNow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minneapolis police department and the US department of homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A video circulating online, which matches the reported location of the shooting mentioned by the officials, shows a man being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers before being shot, what appears to be, several times. At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.<\/p>\n

Live video of the scene after the shooting shows dozens of federal agents surrounding the scene, deploying what appears to be chemical irritants into the crowd of people that have gathered in the streets where the shooting occurred. People are yelling at agents, honking horns and recording.<\/p>\n

Bill Melugin of Fox News, which is generally aligned with the Trump administration<\/a>, quickly reported on Saturday that he was told by \u201cmultiple law enforcement sources\u201d that border patrol was the agency involved in the shooting. Mr Melugin reported being told the person is \u201cdown\u201d, and medics were working on the person. <\/p>\n

\"FederalFederal agents stand behind police tape as demonstators gather near the site of where state and local authorities say a man was shot and killed by federal agents earlier on Saturday morning in Minneapolis. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt\/AFP via Getty <\/p>\n

On Friday, thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the streets of Minneapolis demanding an end to Mr Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown in their city, part of a wider \u201cICE OUT!\u201d show of defiance that organisers billed as a general strike.<\/p>\n

On a day that started with temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees, organisers said as many as 50,000 people took to the streets, a figure that Reuters could not verify, as Minneapolis police did not respond to a request for a crowd estimate. Many demonstrators later gathered indoors at the Target Center, a sports arena with a capacity of 20,000 that was more than half full.<\/p>\n

Organisers and participants said scores of businesses across Minnesota closed for the day and workers headed to street protests and marches, which followed weeks of sometimes violent confrontations between Ice agents and protesters opposed to Mr Trump\u2019s surge.<\/p>\n

Just a day earlier, US vice-president JD Vance visited Minneapolis in a demonstration of support for Ice officers and to ask local leaders and activists to reduce tensions, saying Ice was carrying out an important mission to detain immigration violators.<\/p>\n

In one of the more dramatic protests, local police arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in calling for Trump to withdraw the 3,000 federal law enforcement officers sent to the area. \u2013 Agencies<\/p>\n