DHS Releases Statement on Minneapolis Shooting: ‘Looks Like a Situation Where an Individual Wanted to Do Maximum Damage and Massacre Law Enforcement’
The Department of Homeland Security has released a statement with new details about the fatal agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
The suspect was armed and captured on video resisting agents.
BREAKING: ICE agents involved in a shooting in Minneapolis.
The suspect was armed and is reportedly down.
Pray for our law enforcement. They are under constant attack.
pic.twitter.com/Sh00gQQs7K— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 24, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security said that the deceased suspect, a 37-year-old man, was violently resisting being disarmed after he approached agents during a targeted operation to arrest an illegal alien wanted for violent assault.
BREAKING: DHS statement to @FoxNews re: the Border Patrol shooting of an armed subject in Minneapolis today:
“At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2026
The statement, obtained by Bill Melugin of Fox News, read in full:
“At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here.
The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.
Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID—this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.
About 200 rioters arrived at the scene and began to obstruct and assault law enforcement on the scene, crowd control measures were deployed for the safety of the public and law enforcement.
This situation is evolving, and more information is forthcoming.”
The Border Patrol Union also issued a statement in defense of the agents involved.
Border Patrol agents are trained extremely well to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and innocent third parties. When a supposed “peaceful” protester brings a weapon (such as a loaded handgun) and brandishes it, there are going to severe consequences and repercussions. We…
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) January 24, 2026
In a post on X, the union wrote:
Border Patrol agents are trained extremely well to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and innocent third parties. When a supposed “peaceful” protester brings a weapon (such as a loaded handgun) and brandishes it, there are going to severe consequences and repercussions. We have pleaded with and warned the media and the politicians that their irresponsible, hate-filled and false rhetoric is going to get people unnecessarily hurt, or worse, killed when they portray our agents and officers as the aggressors. They have encouraged these reckless confrontations and attacks on our agents and officers who are performing their lawful duties and enforcing the laws that Congress has put on the books. The fake and dishonest media and the shameless politicians should be held accountable for willfully misleading the public and enticing these protesters and agitators. We have full confidence that when more facts are revealed, our agents and officers will be shown to have utilized justifiable force in eliminating the threat.
Chaos is now unfolding in the area of the shooting, as hundreds of protesters quickly descended on the area.
BREAKING: Protests erupt at the scene of a reported Border Patrol-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Law enforcement has deployed flash bangs as crowds throw items at vehicles attempting to secure the scene. pic.twitter.com/7F42Xf5fkR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 24, 2026
ICE had deployed tear gas and other crowd control measures, and an unlawful assembly order has been issued.
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