Protesters rally against ICE after shooting in Minneapolis

(25 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++CLIENTS NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Minneapolis - 24 January 2026 1. Pan of protesters gathered and starting to march chanting (English) "F*** ICE" 2. Protesters marching on the street chanting (English) "If we don't get no justice, then they don't get no peace" 3. Protesters marching 4. People outside a house holding sign reading (English) "ICE out MSP" as protesters march 5. Various of protesters marching and chanting (English) "ICE out, f*** ICE" 6. Pan of protesters chanting (English) "We will say it every time, resisting ICE is not a crime. We will say it every time, observing ICE is not a crime" 7. Protesters gathered holding signs and banners 8. Wide of protesters gathered chanting (English) "The people united will never be defeated" STORYLINE: Around a thousand people gathered for a rally Saturday evening at a park near the site where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier in the day. Some chanted “resisting ICE is not a crime” and “observing ICE is not a crime” – a reference to the thousands of people across the Twin Cities who for months have been organizing to monitor and record any immigration enforcement activity in their neighborhoods. Others chanted Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the names of the two local residents who were shot by federal offices less than two miles apart in Minneapolis this month. The shooting drew hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets, ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. The Minnesota National Guard was assisting local police at the direction of Gov. Tim Walz, officials said. Guard troops were sent to both the shooting site and to a federal building where officials have squared off with protesters daily. Information about what led up to the shooting was limited, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him. In bystander videos of the shooting that emerged soon after, Pretti is seen with a phone in his hand but none appears to show him with a visible weapon. O'Hara said police believe the man was a “lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference that Pretti had shown up to “impede a law enforcement operation.” She questioned why he was armed but did not offer detail about whether Pretti drew the weapon or brandished it at officers. The officer who shot the man is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said. Trump weighed in on social media by lashing out at Walz and the Minneapolis mayor. Trump shared images of the gun that immigration officials said was recovered and said: “What is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers?” Trump, a Republican, said the Democratic governor and mayor are “are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric.” Pretti was shot just over a mile from where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good on Jan. 7, sparking widespread protests. AP video by Mark Vancelave and Jack Brook =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...