‘Border Patrol Involved’ Shooting in Minneapolis Leaves 1 Dead – RedState
UPDATE 2: The Department of Homeland Security released a statement to Fox News regarding this morning’s shooting, adding context to the events visible only on a cellphone video that went viral on social media Saturday morning.
“At 9:05 a.m., while DHS law enforcement was conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached U.S. Border Patrol agents with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun,” DHS told Fox News. “The police attempted to disarm the suspect, but he violently resisted. Further details on the armed struggle will be available soon.”
BREAKING: DHS statement to @FoxNews Regarding the shooting of an armed subject by Border Patrol in Minneapolis today:
“At 9:05 a.m. CT, while DHS law enforcement was conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual…
– Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2026
“Fearing for his life and that of his fellow officers, an officer fired defensive shots,” the statement continued. “Medics on scene immediately rendered medical aid to the subject, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect also had 2 magazines and no identification – this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement. Approximately 200 rioters arrived on scene and began obstructing and attacking law enforcement on site, crowd control measures were deployed for the safety of the public and law enforcement. “
“This situation is evolving and more information will be available soon,” DHS said.
See original reports and previous updates below.
UPDATE: The person shot during an altercation with Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis has died, according to the Associated Press.
“A 51-year-old man shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday has died, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press,” the AP reported Saturday.
The shooting comes amid frequent unrest in the city following the shooting of Renee Good earlier this month. See our original story below.
ORIGINAL STORY
Multiple reports showed what appeared to be federal agents shooting a suspect in Minneapolis, a city already at the heart of heightened tensions between immigration enforcement and local protesters.
According to Bill Melugin of Fox News, an altercation between an unknown person and Border Patrol agents led to one of the agents shooting the person.
BREAKING: Multiple law enforcement sources tell me there was just a Border Patrol involved in a shooting in Minneapolis near 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Border Patrol shot one person. I am told that the person is “depressed” and that doctors are working on them. No details yet on who it is…
– Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also confirmed to Fox News that the person was armed. Melugin also provided an image of the weapon.
BREAKING: DHS tells @FoxNews the suspect was armed with a firearm, which was recovered by federal agents. pic.twitter.com/GLZJMdwIup
– Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2026
A video of the incident is circulating on social media. However, we have chosen not to publish the video due to its content.
Tensions rise in Minneapolis
The city has been at the center of tensions between anti-ICE protesters and federal agents sent to target illegal immigrants as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport them from U.S. soil. The situation is still in turmoil following the shooting of Renee Good, an activist who was shot and killed by an ICE agent she struck with his vehicle.
Democrats blasted the ICE agent’s actions and protesters became more aggressive in attempting to interfere with ICE and Border Patrol operations in the city. Several Democratic officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison, defended the protesters.
This most recent incident could spark more controversy as camps are already forming online. Activists on the left call it another “murder,” while voices on the right point to DHS’s assertion that a gun was used to justify the shooting.
