"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. Footage appears to show moment Alex Pretti is shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis video It is the second killing in the city after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot dead by a federal agent in south Minneapolis on 7 January."
"The killing on Saturday came after tens of thousands of people in the city participated in an economic blackout and protest march the day before, calling for an end to the ICE occupation and justice for Good. Local leaders have repeatedly called for ICE to leave the state. ICE OUT signs are a feature of front lawns, placed into the snowpiles."
"Tim Walz, Minnesota's governor, at a press conference after Saturday's killing, said: You ask us for peace, and we give it, and we get shot in the face on the streets coming out of a donut shop. In a now familiar sequence of events, the federal government placed blame on the person killed before completing an investigation. Donald Trump issued a screed about fraud in the state."
Two people have been killed by federal agents in Minneapolis within three weeks, the most recent a 37-year-old US citizen shot on Eat Street while observers videotaped. Footage appears to show Alex Pretti being shot; the earlier death involved 37-year-old Renee Good on 7 January. Tens of thousands of residents held an economic blackout and protest calling for an end to ICE's presence and justice for Good, while local leaders have demanded ICE leave the state. Governor Tim Walz condemned the violence. Federal officials initially blamed the victims before investigations concluded, prompting calls for local-law-enforcement involvement amid scenes of agents firing chemical irritants and arrests.
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