By THE ALASKA STORY
Jan. 24, 2026 – A 51-year-old man wielding a Sig Sauer handgun was shot and killed Saturday during a violent confrontation with federal law enforcement officers in south Minneapolis, according to authorities.
Video recorded by a bystander and posted on social media shows multiple Border Patrol agents engaged in a physical struggle with the suspect on the ground. Moments later, several shots are heard, and the man is seen collapsing. Officials say the suspect was struck in the chest, CPR was performed at the scene, and he was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told the Associated Press that officers were responding to an armed individual and that the man possessed a Sig Sauer handgun and two magazines.
Authorities have not yet released the man’s name or further details about the events that led up to the confrontation. The shooting marks the third incident involving government agents amid heightened federal immigration enforcement operations under President Donald Trump’s administration.
Bystanders at the scene are heard on video shouting profanities at the officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to leave.
🚨BREAKING: ICE agent involved in SHOOTING in Minneapolis.
It’s getting worse.
pic.twitter.com/vXQ3I4YPX4— Jack (@jackunheard) January 24, 2026
Before any official investigation findings were released, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar publicly condemned federal immigration officers and framed the incident as part of broader immigration enforcement operations.
“This is sickening,” Walz said in a social media post. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
Walz said he contacted the White House following the shooting and described the incident as “horrific,” calling for an end to federal enforcement operations in the state.
Rep. Omar went further, characterizing the shooting as an “execution” and a “murder.”
“This isn’t isolated or accidental,” Omar said in a statement. “The Trump administration is trying to beat us into submission rather than protect us. This administration cannot continue violating constitutional rights under the guise of immigration enforcement. ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately.”
“Their presence is terrorizing our communities, violating rights, and taking lives with zero accountability,” her statement continued. “Minnesota was once a place of refuge, and Trump has turned it into a war zone where unchecked federal forces murder our neighbors.”
The Department of Homeland Security wrote it this way:
“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 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 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.  About 200 rioters arrived at the scene and began to obstruct and assault law enforcement on the scene, crowd control measures were deployed for the safety of the public and law enforcement. This situation is evolving, and more information is forthcoming.”
Following the shooting, protesters gathered at the scene, confronting federal officers and law enforcement. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, chaos erupted as agitators clashed with authorities, leading officers to deploy crowd-control measures, including tear gas, to restore order.
🚨WATCH: Armored vehicle entering the scene near the shooting in Minneapolis, the crowd tries to BLOCK the vehicle as protesters THROW objects at it. pic.twitter.com/NQLHKJlREb
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 24, 2026
Protests continued into the night, with demonstrators denouncing federal law enforcement presence and immigration enforcement operations in the city.
As of publication, no body camera footage, official incident reports, or independent investigative findings have been released. Authorities have not announced whether state or federal agencies will conduct an external review of the shooting.
Rioters Light Fires After Federal Agents KiII Armed Suspect.pic.twitter.com/uvUG899bzy
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) January 24, 2026
15 thoughts on “Armed man killed in hand-to-hand combat with police in Minneapolis; political leaders immediately blame immigration enforcement”
Wow, the politicians on the left are now mobilizing people in support of the lawlessness they’ve been demanding. This is open rebellion against the rule of law, the constitutional compact that governs our nation, and the very foundations of our society.
So they’ve now moved into the armed part of an armed insurrection?
Here’s an interesting review of historical precedent:
‘https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/22/trump-needs-to-emulate-one-of-his-favorite-presidents-to-crush-the-blatant-insurrection-in-minnesota/
You are right on! Murkowski is calling for investigation into ICE. Alaska needs to rid itself of the lame brain Murkowski !! I’m shovel ready to shovel dirt(Murkowski) out of the door.
I thank ICE for picking up the illegal from South America the property ,managers hired and paid under the table to do work in the building where I live in Anchorage. Picking up an illegal by ICE means that guy has the worst of rap sheets and escaped their country’s prison.
Thank you ICE and our law enforcement for keeping us safe and the work you do!!!
Unlike the some of the drug runners killed off shore in South America. Some are forced to man the “ fishing boats “ (wink wink) or their family may be tortured.
These lemmings in Minnesota don’t even reside there. Greed of the dollar is why they are there. The assumption is that a judge will give them cover to operate. There’s no end to the amount of people these failed leaders in Minnesota well martyr for a film segment.
Governor Tim Waltz is an absolute crackpot. He is fomenting violence and leading his constituents into a bloodbath confrontation with federal law enforcement. Trump needs to send in heavily armed troops NOW. Otherwise, a civil war is likely to ignite in Minneapolis and the wacko Democrats are going to be slaughtered like sheep. Waltz needs to be arrested and put away in an insane asylum.
Walz and the crackpot Mayor are stoking this rebellion to divert attention away from the fraud and corruption. “Watch the hummingbird while the rhinoceros runs up your
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. The MSM including ADN and KTUU join in the deception.
True statement. Minnesota is a corrupt state run by corrupt Democrats.
Oh I see. The law enforcement officers were supposed to allow themselves to be killed and then bystanders to be killed also by a madman intending to murder and already shooting. The left are truly insane.
The ̶l̶e̶f̶t̶ ̶ wrong has the media, the ignorant, the criminal aliens and much of the monied elite. They’ve been pushing orchestrating this since January. When legitimate efforts are made to clean the mess up they all will be nipping at government officials ankles every step of the way. Win or lose, there’s hell to pay.
He was a stupid man. Brought a handgun to a protest. Got in a scuffle with federal agents. Live by the gun. Die by the gun. End of story.
And two fully loaded magazines of 9mm ammo. He was ready to kill.
The ICE officer didn’t wait and regret later not using weapon against a Highly agitated and High emotional man to shoot or to bite someone’s finger off before the ICE officer taking action against him
protestors whether they are Right or Left, they need to understand changing a government doesn’t mean toppling it because do you really want a groups’ leaders to really be running a new government after taking lawless actions to topple the previous leadership even for Iran’s current revolutionary protest against the Regime chanting for a return to the old leadership style under crown prince Reza Pahlav yet the crowd takes extreme measures that already counts exceeds over 20,000 souls gone
The very Democratic leaders who are sponsoring the protests against ICE officers; Democrat leaders don’t care about the lives of these very gullible highly emotional men and women and they are too stupid to see the Democrats don’t even care about their lives just as Republican leaders orchestrating protests for their equally stupid and gullible right members.
I think leaders among Reza Pavlav I think they really don’t care how many souls are dying over in Iran by the Regime and its law enforcement. They just think they have an opportunity to take power and leadership of Iran back because the Regime is at its lowest and weakest point. if they really did care, they’d not want to orchestrate uncivil rest when the people are the most agitated that’ll lead them into the streets creating civil unrest leading up to a stand off with law enforcement and military. These kind of leaders whether its the group’s leaders behind Reza, democrat, or republican they only care about one thing Power.
That’s why when there are protests *even a little prolife march scheduled the best place to stay is staying home. There are more effective ways to changing government or changing families to be prolife
The Alaska Story is complicit in poisoning democracy by defending obvious lies from our incompetent cabinet members. Shame.
Pretti isn’t so pretty anymore. These loon Democrats in Minneapolis live on Signal Chat, the not so secret cellphone alarm system that whistles them to the next ICE raid location. Like sheep, they show up……and get killed. Brainwashing really does work for them.
Those on the Right are in a pickle. On one hand, condemn an ICU nurse who treats veterans and was very much legally carrying a weapon like all good second amendment advocates urge, OR, calling Pretti a “domestic terrorist” (Noem), a “suspect “ (Bongino), an “assassin” who had “tried to murder federal agents.” (Voldemort Stephen Miller). What a psychological and emotional drag to be on the Right.