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Man shot dead by federal agents in US Minneapolis: media

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-01-25 01:11

A federal agent throws a crowd-control weapon amid tear gas during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

LOS ANGELES -- A man was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis, the largest city in the US state of Minnesota, on Saturday morning, local media reported, citing police.

The incident marks the latest deadly encounter during an ongoing federal immigration enforcement operation in the city.

Witnesses said the man was shot multiple times in the chest and taken to a hospital, according to local media.

Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara told the Minnesota Star Tribune later that the man "has died."

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