Multiple people have been arrested as protests erupted after the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
Federal agents were seen firing tear gas and pepper balls just hours after the shooting that was caught on camera.
The US citizen was killed following an altercation on Saturday involving multiple officers. Minneapolis police identified him as a white, male native to the city.
The man was wrestled to the ground before one federal agent fired multiple shots into his chest.
The Department of Homeland Security told the Daily Mail that the suspect was armed with two magazines and the gun was later recovered by federal authorities.
Protests have picked up in Minneapolis in recent weeks as ICE continues to occupy the city following the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an agent on January 7.
CNN’s Sara Sidner reported large military-style vehicles surrounding protesters who pushed dumpsters in the streets to create a barrier.
Detainees were seen being loaded into the back of a white vehicle
Federal agents were seen surrounding the area as detainees were loaded into vehicles
Federal agents were seen deploying tear gas amidst mounting protests
A protester appeared to be detained after an ICE agent reportedly shot a man several times in Minneapolis
Tear gas and pepper bombs were seen in Minneapolis as protests ensued on Saturday
Protesters reportedly gathered near the site of the shooting at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue
Federal agents tied police tape on a pole to block off the scene of a shooting on January 24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Federal agents threw a crowd-control weapon amid tear gas during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents
City police are reportedly also at the scene to keep the more than 100 observers and protestors separated from federal agents, reported the Star Tribune.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara called the display an ‘unlawful assembly’ at the location of the shooting, reported the New York Times.
‘We urge everyone to remain peaceful,’ he said at a press conference Saturday.
‘We recognize that there is a lot of anger and a lot of questions around what has happened, but we need people to remain peaceful.’
A command post has been set up by local law enforcement at the ‘volatile scene.’
O’Hara urged residents to leave the area of the shooting.
Detainees sat in the back of a white truck amid frigid temperatures in South Minneapolis
A federal agent stands guard at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents, in Whittier neighborhood, in South Minneapolis
Protesters wore gas masks as demonstrators gather near the site
Gas canisters were thrown through the air by immigration enforcement amidst rising protests
A federal agent and a protestor pictured face to face amidst widespread protests
‘We understand your frustration,’ he said.
O’Hara said the man had no past brushes with the law other than traffic violations and was believed to be a lawful gun owner.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addressed Minneapolis residents.
‘Just yesterday we saw 15,000 people peacefully protesting in the streets… those peaceful protests embody the very principles that both Minneapolis and America were founded upon,’ he said.
‘Conversely, the mass militarized force and unidentified agents that is occupying our streets. That is what weakens our country.’
The chaos came days after a federal court suspended an order that restricted ICE agents’ ability to use tear gas or detain peaceful protestors.
