A 37-year-old man died after being shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during an operation in the city of Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, this Saturday morning, local time.
Police said the victim has been identified, but his identity has not been released. According to authorities, the man was white, resident of the city and an American citizen.
According to the US Department of Homeland Security, the confrontation occurred while agents were conducting an operation to locate an illegal immigrant wanted for violent assault. During the action, the man allegedly approached the agents carrying a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. The police say they tried to disarm him, but, faced with resistance, an officer fired the shot.
Paramedics arrived to provide immediate assistance, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The newspaper The New York Times confirmed the authenticity of the video recording the moment of the shooting. The police highlighted, however, that they still do not know what happened before the images began and that the case will be investigated to clarify all the circumstances of what happened.
After the man’s death, protests and clashes between demonstrators and local police were reported in Minneapolis. The city’s mayor and the governor of the state of Minnesota once again criticized ICE’s actions and asked President Donald Trump to close the operation in the region.
