Federal agents at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans
(Minneapolis, MN) – As anti-ICE protests rage on in the Midwest city, another person was shot and killed by federal agents. Authorities say a man was shot multiple times in the chest during a protest as federal agents attempted to detain the man. Homeland Security has put out a statement on social media saying the man was armed:
At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here.
The officers attempted to… pic.twitter.com/5Y50mYONGH
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 24, 2026
Medics attended to the man, only being identified as a 37 year old U.S. citizen, but he was declared dead at the scene. Protests have been ongoing and been growing chaotic following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Local Democrats, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are urging President Trump to end the surge of ICE agents deployed to the Twin Cities as part of “Operation Metro Surge”.
