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- which turned deadly.
- "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," the Department of Homeland Security said, adding, "The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted." "Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots.
- Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene." Play video content A bystander captured video of the harrowing scene, which has gone viral.
- In the wake of the shooting, many politicians, including Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz, expressed outrage, demanding ICE leave the state.
- Play video content AP Shortly after the lethal shooting, people flocked to the scene where they clashed with law enforcement.
