BREAKING: FEDERAL AGENTS KILL U.S. CITIZEN IN MINNEAPOLIS
THIRD SHOOTING IN THREE WEEKS
Trump's Border Patrol Bonanza Claims Another Life as Local Leaders Demand: "Get Out of Our City"
Minneapolis, January 24, 2026 — In what has become a grim routine in the Twin Cities, federal immigration agents shot and killed a 37-year-old white U.S. citizen outside a donut shop in South Minneapolis this morning, marking the third federal shooting in the city in less than three weeks.
The victim—a lawful gun owner with a carry permit—was fatally shot by agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during what officials called a "targeted operation" near Nicollet Avenue and 26th Street West. The target? Apparently, American citizens buying pastries.
Federal Agents: Protecting America from... Americans?
According to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, the man "violently resisted" and was armed with a 9mm handgun, prompting agents to fire "defensive shots." One small problem: He was a U.S. citizen with a legal carry permit in an open-carry state.
So let's recap: Federal immigration agents—whose job is ostensibly to enforce immigration law—shot and killed an American citizen exercising his Second Amendment rights. If this were a screenplay, it would be rejected for being too on-the-nose.
"Mission Accomplished" Banner Unfurls at Mar-a-Lago
While the administration has yet to comment directly, one can imagine the scene: Trump, feet up on the Resolute Desk, watching cable news coverage of armored agents storming Minneapolis streets like it's a season finale of his favorite reality show. "Ratings gold," he probably mutters, as Governor Tim Walz's furious tweets scroll across the screen.
Local Leaders: "This Is Not Normal"
Governor Walz didn't mince words, demanding on X: "The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now."
Senator Tina Smith called the shooting "catastrophic" and demanded federal agents withdraw so actual trained Minneapolis police could do their jobs—you know, the ones who live in the community and know the difference between immigration enforcement and shooting citizens at donut shops.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara confirmed the victim's death, while Mayor Jacob Frey joined the chorus calling for an independent investigation—because apparently, we can't trust federal agents to investigate themselves after killing the third person in three weeks.
Protesters Meet Chemical Irritants: The New Minnesota Nice
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the scene, continuing the "ICE Out" demonstrations that began after the January 7 killing of Renee Good. Federal agents responded with chemical irritants, because nothing says "law and order" like tear-gassing citizens protesting extrajudicial killings.
Friday's general strike showed Minneapolis knows how to protest peacefully. Today's federal response showed Washington knows how to escalate violently.
The Uncomfortable Questions
Here's what we know: Federal immigration agents killed an American citizen who was legally armed. Here's what we don't know: Why immigration agents were conducting "targeted operations" that somehow keep targeting U.S. citizens. What exactly they were targeting. Why "thousands" of federal agents are occupying an American city like it's Fallujah.
Defund the Chaos
Minnesota's congressional delegation should take note: This is what happens when federal agencies operate without accountability, oversight, or apparently, basic training in constitutional rights.
Until the violence stops, until independent investigations happen, until someone explains why immigration agents keep shooting Americans, Congress should freeze funding for these operations.
The power of the purse exists for exactly this reason: to stop a runaway executive branch from turning American cities into federal shooting galleries.
The Bottom Line
Three shootings in three weeks. One dead U.S. citizen. Zero accountability. Infinite presidential satisfaction.
This isn't border security. This isn't law and order. This is theater—violent, deadly theater performed for an audience of one, who measures his manhood in body counts and cable news chyrons.
Minneapolis has spoken. Governor Walz has spoken. Senator Smith has spoken.
Now Congress needs to speak—with the only language this administration understands: No more money until the killing stops.
Federal agents remain in Minneapolis as of press time. The victim's name has not been released. Protests continue.
