Minneapolis shooting: Governor Tim Walz condemns ‘federal occupation’ as victim identified as Alex Pretti, 37 – live updates
Minnesota governor decries ‘federal occupation’ after another deadly shooting less than three weeks after ICE officer killed Renee Good in the cityMan shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as nurse Alex Pretti‘How many more Americans need to die?’: mayor lambastes TrumpIn a statement sent to the Guardian, assistant secretary of homeland security Tricia McLaughlin said that at 9.05am local time, “as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis” against a person they said was in the country illegally, who she said was “wanted for violent assault”, “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.”McLaughlin said that “the officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted” and that “more details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.” Continue reading...
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Man shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific researchMinneapolis shooting – latest updatesThe occupation of Minneapolis: resisting Trump’s ICE ‘invasion’‘You’re terrorizing us’: Protesters take to Minneapolis streets after federal agents kill second US citizenThe Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.It’s the second fatal shooting this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in addition to another non-fatal shooting, amid a major crackdown in Minnesota by federal agents. Continue reading...
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‘You ask us for peace, we get shot in the face’: Minneapolis in turmoil after federal agents kill second US citizen
Federal agents released chemicals into the air and arrested people after they had shot and killed a 37-year-old manMinneapolis shooting – latest updatesMan believed to be 37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis“I’m 70 years old and I’m fucking angry,” the man yelled as clouds of chemicals hung in the subzero air in Minneapolis, capturing the sentiment of a city that’s now seen two people killed by federal agents in less than three weeks.Agents shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen at about 9am on Saturday, with other observers watching and videotaping their actions, in an area called Eat Street, a corridor of largely immigrant-owned restaurants and businesses. Continue reading...
US federal agents shoot and kill US citizen in Minneapolis
US federal agents have shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen in Minneapolis amid an immigration crackdown.
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