City of Minneapolis confirms reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement near 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
MINNEAPOLIS — Officials confirmed a man was shot in an incident involving federal agents in the Whittier neighborhood Saturday morning.
City of Minneapolis confirmed on X post that they “are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street West and Nicollet Avenue.”
The city will hold a press briefing at 11:30 a.m. with MPD Chief O’Hara, Mayor Jacob Frey and others.
Preliminary reports said it happened around 9 a.m.
Following the shooting, state leaders started to comment, including Gov. Walz, who said he spoke with the White House.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 24, 2026
Sen. Tina Smith also weighed in on X, calling the shooting “catastrophic.”
Another catastrophic shooting in Minneapolis by federal agents.
We are gathering more information, but ICE must leave now so MPD can secure the scene and do their jobs.
— Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) January 24, 2026
Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke directly to the Trump administration, saying, “Get ICE out of our state NOW.”
There has been another shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis and I am working to get more information. I will update as soon as possible. To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: Get ICE out of our state NOW.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) January 24, 2026
Hundreds of protesters had gathered in the area, as law enforcement was seen deploying chemical irritants toward the crowd. KARE 11’s Jana Shortal and Joe McCoy were live on-air when teargas canisters were thrown in their direction. Shortal also said they were physically pushed by law enforcement.