Federal agents have been involved in another shooting in Minneapolis, city officials have said just weeks after a fatal shooting by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers.
“We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave,” officials wrote on X Saturday morning.
“We are working to confirm additional details.
“We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area.”
Writing on social media, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirmed the shooting had taken place and that he had been in touch with the White House.
“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning.
“Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation.
“Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
Federal agents are understood to have been involved in a shooting in the city
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Governor Tim Walz has contacted the White House after the shooting
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Department of Homeland Security officials have told multiple US news outlets the suspect shot “had a firearm”.
According to Fox News, the suspect had two magazines of ammunition.
The shooting follows the fatal shooting of protester Renee Good by Ice agents in Minneapolis on January 7.
Ms Good, a US citizen and mother of three, was attempting to block traffic and disrupt the officers’ activities before appearing to drive at one of the agents who then shot her in self-defence.
