"In the video, the man who was later shot and killed can be seen filming an encounter between ICE agents and protesters. He then appears to try and help another protester after that person was shoved by an ICE agent, before an agent deploys what appears to be tear gas. Audio in the video captures someone shouting, "He's got a gun, he's got a gun, he's got a gun," followed by another voice saying, "No the fuck I don't," immediately before the gunshots."
"The man was reportedly shot around 9 a.m. and died about an hour later. At a press conference Saturday afternoon, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara confirmed the victim was a 37-year-old white male, a Minneapolis resident, believed to be an American citizen, and had no criminal record. He said the man suffered multiple gunshot wounds. One video posted to social media shows a man being wrestled to the ground by what appears to be at least five ICE agents."
"Less than three weeks after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, ICE agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, Minnesota, amid ongoing protests against ICE in the Twin Cities. Dozens of protesters then began gathering at the scene, blowing whistles and demanding that police officers arrest the ICE agents. In response, ICE deployed tear gas and flash bangs."
ICE agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis man amid ongoing protests against the agency. New video footage shows the man filming an encounter between ICE agents and protesters, attempting to assist a shoved protester, and an agent deploying apparent tear gas. Audio captures someone shouting that the man had a gun followed by the man denying it immediately before gunshots. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara identified the victim as a 37-year-old white male Minneapolis resident with no criminal record who suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Social media footage shows the man wrestled to the ground by several ICE agents, and protesters were later met with tear gas and flash bangs.
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