Minneapolis ICE shooting: Mayor Frey says city is being put in 'impossible situation'
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Minneapolis mayor, police chief speak on ICE shooting [RAW]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O'Hara spoke about the ICE shooting that occurred in north Minneapolis Wednesday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says that the city is being put in an "impossible situation" after the second ICE shooting in a week in the city.
Mayor Frey on 2nd ICE shooting
What they're saying:
Frey is again calling for ICE to leave Minneapolis, calling the immigration crackdown "not sustainable," after a man was shot by an ICE agent Wednesday.
"There's still a lot that we don't know at this time, but what I can tell you for certain is that this is not sustainable," Frey said at a press conference Wednesday night. "This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in."
Frey says the city is trying to "find a way forward to keep people safe, to protect our neighbors, to maintain order."
Minneapolis ICE shooting: What we know so far
A man from Venezuela was shot by ICE in north Minneapolis Wednesday night after federal officials say they attacked an officer following a traffic stop. This comes exactly a week after an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara held a news conference Wednesday night addressing the protests and the shooting.
"We're in a position right now where we have residents that are asking the very limited number of police officers that we have to fight ICE agents on the street," Frey said. "We cannot be at a place right now in America where we have two governmental entities that are literally fighting one another."
Frey states that what ICE is doing in Minneapolis is not creating safety, but creating chaos.
The mayor is telling protesters who are at the scene of the north Minneapolis ICE shooting to not take the bait, and to go home. He said, "We cannot counter Donald Trump's chaos with our own brand of chaos."
Frey commended peaceful protesters, but said protesters who do not remain peaceful are "not helping undocumented immigrants in the city."
Minneapolis Police Chief on ICE shooting
Video shows chaos after Minneapolis ICE shooting
A man from Venezuela was shot by ICE in north Minneapolis Wednesday night after federal officials say they attacked an officer following a traffic stop. This comes exactly a week after an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good. A video shows the scene inside a home where the man shot by ICE fled Wednesday night. The video was shared by Erin Maye Quade on social media Wednesday night.
The backstory:
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said they received a call at 6:50 p.m. about a shooting. He said there was a struggle with a federal agent in front of a residence. The agent shot the man, and the man went inside the residence and refused to come out. Federal agents went inside the residence, and the man was taken to a hospital and transported to the hospital.
O'Hara says MPD secured the crime scene and the BCA and FBI are processing evidence.
Meanwhile, he said protesters are involved in unlawful acts of throwing fireworks and snowballs at law enforcement, and gas has been deployed. Police are attempting to disperse crowds. He asked anyone at the scene to "leave immediately."
"This is already a very tense situation, and we do not need this to escalate any further," O'Hara said.