Federal Agent Fatally Shot Armed Suspect in Minneapolis: DHS
The agent fired defensive shots during a struggle to disarm the suspect, DHS said.
Federal agents patrol the Frogtown neighborhood while anti-ICE activists warn the community about their presence and oppose ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions, part of heightened tensions following a federal immigration enforcement surge and recent shooting involving an ICE officer in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 16, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images
One person was shot by federal officers in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) said on Jan. 24.
“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning,” Walz wrote in an X post on Saturday morning.
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