A U.S. Border Patrol agent reportedly fatally shot an armed man in Minneapolis, just 17 days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Good in the same city.
The City of Minneapolis’s X account initially acknowledged reports of a shooting “involving federal law enforcement” in a post Saturday morning but did not specify what federal agency it involved. About an hour later, multiple sources reported the man who was shot had died.
We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave. We are working to confirm additional details. We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area.
— City of Minneapolis (@CityMinneapolis) January 24, 2026
Fox News’s Bill Melugin first reported on X that a Border Patrol agent fired the shot, citing multiple law enforcement sources.
Border Patrol agents are trained extremely well to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and innocent third parties. When a supposed “peaceful” protester brings a weapon (such as a loaded handgun) and brandishes it, there are going to severe consequences and repercussions. We…
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) January 24, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) a photograph of a gun with two magazines it believes was possessed by the suspect. ICE and Border Patrol are both agencies of DHS.
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
“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,” DHS posted on X. “The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.”
“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,” the DHS statement continued. “The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID—this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”
“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wrote in a post to X, shortly after reports of the shooting broke. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
The City of Minneapolis referred the DCNF to the statement it posted to X when asked for comment.
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