Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officers shot and killed a 51-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by the Associated Press.
Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, said in a social media post that he had been in contact with the White House after the shooting. The details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately clear.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told The Associated Press in a text messages that the person had a firearm with two magazines. The shooting came amid widespread daily protests in the Twin Cities since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good.
The intersection where the shooting has been blocked off, and Border Patrol agents are on the scene wielding batons.
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith issued a statement after the shooting of a man during an ICE operation. She said, “We are gathering more information, but ICE must leave now so MPD can secure the scene and do their jobs.”
