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MINNEAPOLIS — <\/span>Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by another shooting death<\/a> weeks earlier.<\/p>\n Family members identified the man who was killed as Alex Pretti<\/a>, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who protested President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown<\/a> in his city. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and protesters clashed with federal officers<\/a>, who wielded batons and deployed flash bangs. <\/p>\n 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 a federal building where officers have squared off with demonstrators daily. <\/p>\n Information about what led up to the shooting was limited, Police Chief Brian O\u2019Hara said. <\/p>\n Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation and fired \u201cdefensive shots\u201d after a man with a handgun approached them and \u201cviolently resisted\u201d when they tried to disarm him. <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n O’Hara said police believe he was a \u201clawful gun owner with a permit to carry.\u201d <\/p>\n DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference that Pretti had shown up to \u201cimpede a law enforcement operation.\u201d She questioned why he was armed but did not offer details about whether Pretti drew the weapon or brandished it at officers. <\/p>\n The officer who shot him is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said.<\/p>\n The president weighed in on social media by lashing out at Walz and the Minneapolis mayor.<\/p>\n He shared images of the gun that immigration officials said was recovered and said: \u201cWhat is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren\u2019t they allowed to protect ICE Officers?\u201d<\/p>\n Trump, a Republican, said the Democratic governor and mayor are \u201care inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York was among several Democratic lawmakers demanding federal immigration authorities leave Minnesota. She also urged Democrats to refuse to vote to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying via social media: \u201cWe have a responsibility to protect Americans from tyranny.\u201d <\/p>\n Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer later said that Democrats will not vote for a spending package that includes money for DHS, which oversees ICE. Schumer\u2019s statement increases the possibility that the government could partially shut down Jan. 30 when funding runs out. <\/p>\n Pretti was shot just over a mile from where an ICE officer killed 37-year-old Renee Good<\/a> on Jan. 7, sparking widespread protests. <\/p>\n Pretti’s family released a statement Saturday evening saying they are \u201cheartbroken but also very angry\u201d and calling him a kindhearted soul who wanted to make a difference in the world through his work as a nurse. <\/p>\n \u201cThe sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump\u2019s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed,” the family statement said. \u201cPlease get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.\u201d<\/p>\n In a bystander video obtained by The Associated Press, protesters are heard blowing whistles and shouting profanities at federal officers on Nicollet Avenue.<\/p>\n An officer shoves a person who is wearing a brown jacket, skirt and black tights and carrying a water bottle. That person reaches out for a man, and the two link up, embracing. The man, wearing a brown jacket and black hat, seems to be holding his phone up toward the officer.<\/p>\n The same officer shoves the man in his chest and the two, still embracing, fall back.<\/p>\n The video shifts to a different part of the street and then comes back to the two individuals unlinking from each other. It shifts focus again and then shows three officers surrounding the man.<\/p>\n Soon at least seven officers surround him. One is on his back, and another who appears to have a canister in his hand strikes a blow to his chest. Several officers try to bring the man\u2019s arms behind his back as he appears to resist. As they pull his arms, his face is briefly visible. The officer with the canister strikes him near his head several times.<\/p>\n A shot rings out, but with officers surrounding the man, it\u2019s not clear where it came from. Multiple officers back off. More shots are heard. Officers back away, and the man lies motionless on the street.<\/p>\n The police chief appealed for calm, both from the public and from federal law enforcement.<\/p>\n \u201cOur demand today is for those federal agencies that are operating in our city to do so with the same discipline, humanity and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country demands,\u201d the chief said. \u201cWe urge everyone to remain peaceful.”<\/p>\n