U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were involved in a shooting while executing an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Saturday.
The incident occurred in south Minneapolis’s Whittier neighborhood around 9 a.m. local time (10 a.m. EST) at the intersection of East 26th Street West and Nicollet Avenue, near Glamdoll Donuts. Agents were attempting to make an arrest as part of the federal government’s extensive illegal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, known as Operation Metro Surge, which has involved thousands of federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Border Patrol in Minnesota.
This marks at least the third federal agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis this month and comes as the city continues to be plagued by left-wing agitators block enforcement operations. These actions led to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot while accelerating towards an ICE agent on January 7.
The suspect in Saturday’s shooting, described in multiple reports as an illegal alien, was tackled to the ground by about half a dozen agents during the encounter. He reportedly resisted arrest and attempted to draw a firearm, prompting agents to fire approximately 12 shots, according to a report from local outlet KARE.
The suspect was hit and apparently suffered severe wounds, as agents and first responders were seen giving chest compressions.
A gun and two magazines were recovered from the scene, DHS said. Video footage from a nearby business captured the event, showing agents tackling the man and gunfire ensuing.
Left-wing protesters immediately gathered outside the scene without knowing any facts of the case. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz also jumped the gun by immediately condemning the Trump Administration.
“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” the governor ranted.
“The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
This is a developing story. Additional details will be provided as they become available.
