{"id":198068,"date":"2026-01-25T07:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/you-ask-us-for-peace-we-get-shot-in-the-face-minneapolis-in-turmoil-after-federal-agents-kill-second-us-citizen-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T07:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:02:56","slug":"you-ask-us-for-peace-we-get-shot-in-the-face-minneapolis-in-turmoil-after-federal-agents-kill-second-us-citizen-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/you-ask-us-for-peace-we-get-shot-in-the-face-minneapolis-in-turmoil-after-federal-agents-kill-second-us-citizen-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You ask us for peace, we get shot in the face\u2019: Minneapolis in turmoil after federal agents kill second US citizen – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal agents release chemicals into the air and arrest people after shooting and killing a 37-year-old man
Minneapolis shooting \u2013 latest updates<\/a>
Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti<\/a>
\u201cI\u2019m 70 years old and I\u2019m fucking angry,\u201d the man yelled, as clouds of chemicals hung in the sub-zero air in Minneapolis<\/a>, capturing the sentiment of a city that has now seen two people killed by federal agents<\/a> in less than three weeks.
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.
It is the second killing in the city after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot dead<\/a> 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<\/a> the day before, calling for an end to the ICE<\/a> occupation and justice for Good.
Local leaders have repeatedly called for ICE to leave the state. \u201cICE OUT\u201d signs are a feature of front lawns, placed into the snowpiles. JD Vance<\/a> came to Minnesota on Thursday calling for people to turn down the temperature \u2013 but placed the blame<\/a> on local leaders, not on federal forces.
Tim Walz, Minnesota\u2019s governor, at a press conference after Saturday\u2019s killing, said: \u201cYou ask us for peace, and we give it, and we get shot in the face on the streets coming out of a donut shop.\u201d
In a now familiar sequence of events, the federal government placed blame on the person killed before completing an investigation. Donald Trump<\/a> issued a screed about fraud in the state. Local officials immediately cast doubt on the federal statements, citing videos of the scene, and have insisted local law enforcement need to be involved in an investigation.
At the scene, people poured into the street as dozens of federal agents repeatedly shot chemicals into the air and at people who were yelling at them. Some were arrested. \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d one woman yelled, captured on a livestream. \u201cYou just shot someone and now you\u2019re terrorizing us. What more can we take?\u201d
The city, and suburbs and some rural areas are under siege by thousands of federal agents. Some people, including US citizens, have barely left home in weeks, fearing agents will detain them regardless of immigration status.
Neighbors have come together to bring food and needed items to their homes, distributing mutual aid far and wide so people can stay inside if it\u2019s safest to do so. Parents have joined patrols outside schools before and after the school day to make sure children can get home safely. Children have been detained, including a two-year-old<\/a> and a five-year-old<\/a>.
Rachel Sayre, the director of Minneapolis\u2019s emergency management department, compared it to conflict zones she has seen in other countries.
\u201cMy background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq and Ukraine,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen here is what I\u2019ve seen there \u2013 a powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people.\u201d
A network of observers monitors immigration enforcement activity around the clock, following officers and alerting residents when they\u2019re around. Agents have grown increasingly hostile and violent toward observers \u2013 pulling them from cars, showering them with chemical irritants, arresting and detaining them.
They have not backed down \u2013 and they won\u2019t after another killing. The palpable anger and sadness at the ongoing occupation, and a desire to protect each other, continues to fuel the rapid response. One GoFundMe for rapid responders is seeking funds for people to get protective equipment, including goggles, gas masks and bulletproof vests, so they can continue to observe ICE.
There\u2019s a sense that the situation in the state is untenable and unsteady, and that it\u2019s unlikely the federal government will deescalate the situation.
\u201cThis will end when enough Americans say this will end,\u201d Walz said. \u201cDo I have any confidence Donald Trump will do the right thing? No, I don\u2019t have a lot of confidence Donald Trump will do the right thing. I do have a lot of confidence that the majority of the American people will do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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