- What a WSJ Reporter Saw on the Ground Following Minneapolis Shooting
Tensions escalated further in a city already on edge after the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent two weeks ago
Jan. 24, 2026 9:52 pm ET
A U.S. Border Patrol officer shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, escalating tensions between federal agents and local residents. WSJ’s Mariah Timms was in the city as protests continued. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
MINNEAPOLIS—After a U.S. Border Patrol officer shot and killed a 37-year-old man here Saturday morning, dozens of demonstrators gathered near the site of the shooting in a face-off with officers.
A few officers were masked and some wore Border Patrol logos. Witnesses reported that officers were using pepper spray, pepper balls and flashbangs on protesters nearby.
The Wall Street Journal’s Mariah Timms, a national legal affairs reporter, has covered protests in the city in recent days. Watch her reporting and analysis in the video above.
Write to Mariah Timms at mariah.timms@wsj.com