The authorities in Minneapolis were responding Saturday morning to a shooting involving federal law enforcement.Credit...David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
Federal law enforcement agents shot a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, according to state and local officials, prompting a clash between the authorities and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene.
The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear, but video circulating on social media and verified by The New York Times appears to show it from a distance. In the footage, several people, apparently federal agents, are seen holding a person down on the sidewalk while at least one officer strikes the person with an object. An apparent gunshot is heard. The agents scatter and a person falls to the ground.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue, officials said, near a Glam Doll Donuts location. Dozens of protesters at the site blew whistles and angrily demanded that police officers arrest the federal agents involved in the shooting. In response, law enforcement officials deployed tear gas and flash bangs to try to disperse the crowd.
City officials said they would share information in a news conference at 11:30 a.m. local time about “the shooting of an adult male in Minneapolis involving ICE agents.”
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a Democrat, said on social media that he had spoken to the White House about the shooting. He called the incident “sickening” and said President Trump “must end this operation.” He added, “Minnesota has had it.”
The shooting came a day after thousands of people protested against Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown in the streets of the city and hundreds of businesses shut down in solidarity. This would be the third shooting involving federal law enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month, including the killing of Renee Good, 37, on Jan. 7.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Ms. Good, a U.S. citizen. A week later, another agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man who federal officials said had assaulted an agent and resisted arrest. Both shootings touched off large protests.
Officials with the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment publicly on Saturday’s shooting.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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