"Walz pointed to videos taken at the scene as he dismissed the administration's initial accounts of the fatal encounter as "nonsense" and "lies." "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them," he said, accusing federal officials of "spinning stories" and "rushing to judgment." "They're telling you not to trust your eyes and ears.""
"Videos from the scene appear to show the man recording agents with a phone and attempting to help another observer as she was pushed to the ground by an agent. He was sprayed with chemical agents and wrestled to the ground by about half a dozen agents before multiple shots rang out. The Department of Homeland Security said the man was armed with a gun and that a Border Patrol agent opened fire as the man resisted agents' attempts to disarm him."
State leaders insisted the state's justice system must have the final authority over the investigation because the federal government cannot be trusted to handle it. A Justice Department spokesperson said the Department of Homeland Security will lead the inquiry, and DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The 37-year-old Minneapolis resident's death escalated tensions over ICE presence in the state. Video footage appears to show the man recording agents and trying to assist another observer, after which he was sprayed with chemical agents, wrestled to the ground by several agents, and then shots were fired. DHS stated the man was armed and resisted disarmament attempts.
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