New Video Provides Insight into Minneapolis Shooting
A video that’s been making rounds on social media offers a fresh view of the shooting incident that took place in south Minneapolis early Saturday. In the footage, the suspect appears to push an agent away from two protesters, then grabs one and pulls him. Just moments later, gunfire rang out as Border Patrol agents attempted to subdue the suspect.
You can hear at least one agent shouting “gun, gun, gun,” followed by around ten gunshots, which pierced through the loud whistles intended to help agents maintain control. Protesters in the vicinity could be heard yelling, “What the hell have you done!”
This video was shared on X by Drop Site News, an account recognized as an independent news source on Substack. It aligns with another clip filmed from a different angle that captured events leading up to the shooting, where the suspect seemed to be directing traffic in the roadway.
Drop Site News claims that the suspect was a “legal observer,” though this detail hasn’t been confirmed by officials. Before the shooting, the individual, dressed in a brown hooded jacket and black ball cap, appeared to be trying to push protesters off the road. Conversations between the suspect and protesters were hard to make out due to the surrounding noise and chaos.
Right after the shooting, press conferences were held by the City of Minneapolis and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At the DHS briefing, Border Patrol Commissioner Gregory Bovino stated that federal law enforcement officers had been under consistent attack for weeks, remarking, “This morning was no different.”
Bovino revealed that agents in Minneapolis were carrying out an immigration enforcement operation regarding undocumented immigrant Jose Huerta Chuma, who has a history of offenses including domestic assault and driving without a valid license. He mentioned that the suspect approached agents while armed with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. When officers attempted to disarm the suspect, he reportedly resisted violently, leading them to shoot him out of fear for their safety and that of others.
During a press conference that followed, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey did not indicate that the suspect was armed. He was joined by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Rachel Thayer, the city’s emergency management director.
Although three officials acknowledged having limited information about the incident, they were quick to place blame on the federal agents involved in the early morning shooting of an armed man.
