Photo: ReutersUS immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month. The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Drew Evans, told reporters that federal agents blocked his team's attempts to begin an investigation on Saturday. The situation appeared to have calmed later Saturday after federal agents left the area, though protesters remained on the streets for hours afterward. People gather around a makeshift memorial at the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the city on Thursday, accused local leaders of refusing to provide local police support to immigration agents.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2026 16:15 UTC