Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement after ICE agents shot and killed a man in Minnesota on Saturday.
Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed but declined to identify him. He added that information about what led up to the shooting was limited. The man was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him. O’Hara said police believe the man was a “lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.” The officer who shot the man is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said.
Whitmer released this statement on Saturday:
“We are witnessing unacceptable violations of Americans’ safety, rights, and freedoms. No one should accept this. The violence must stop. Michiganders stand with Minnesotans as they exercise their First Amendment right to protest and make their voices heard peacefully.”
Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters also reacted to the shooting:
Another person has been shot and killed by ICE officers in Minneapolis. The Trump Administration must turn the temperature down and stop this horrific violence. ICE’s Minneapolis operations are not protecting the residents of the city, but are instead causing chaos and fear.…
— Senator Gary Peters (@SenGaryPeters) January 24, 2026