MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Saturday morning, the city’s police chief said. The shooting prompted clashes between law enforcement and hundreds of protesters as Minnesota officials renewed demands that the Trump administration end its immigration crackdown, which has now resulted in two deaths.

Homeland Security officials said on social media that an agent had fired on a man with a handgun after an “armed struggle.”

Social media video verified by The New York Times appears to show the shooting from a distance. In the footage, several federal agents are seen wrestling a man onto the sidewalk while at least one strikes him with an object.

An initial gunshot is heard, and several more follow. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds, according to a Times analysis.

Chief Brian O’Hara of the Minneapolis police said that officials have identified the victim and believe he was a U.S. citizen. In a news conference, Mayor Jacob Frey accused the Trump administration of terrorizing his city. “How many more residents, how many more Americans, need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?” he asked.

The Department of Homeland Security gave its account of the shooting on social media, saying that it started with “a targeted operation” seeking a person in the country illegally who was wanted for assault. Someone approached Border Patrol agents “with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun,” the department’s post said, and the agents tried to disarm him.

The agent who fired was in fear for his life, the agency’s post said, adding that the man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene. The videos verified by the Times do not show the moments leading up to the altercation.

O’Hara said city investigators believe that at least two agents fired shots.

Here’s What Else to Know:

— Street protests: Dozens of protesters at the site of the shooting blew whistles and angrily demanded that police officers arrest the federal agents. In response, law enforcement officials deployed tear gas and flash bangs to drive the crowd away.

— Legal open carry: O’Hara said the shooting victim was believed to have a firearm permit. Minnesota law allows citizens with a permit to carry their handguns in public, without concealment.

— White House call: Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a Democrat, said on social media that he had spoken to the White House about the shooting. He called the episode “sickening” and said President Donald Trump “must end this operation.” He added, “Minnesota has had it.”

— Growing pushback: The shooting came a day after thousands of people protested against Trump’s immigration crackdown, and hundreds of businesses shut down in solidarity. This is the third shooting involving federal law enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month, including the killing of Renee Good, 37, on Jan. 7.

— Prosecutor’s concerns: Mary Moriarty, the elected prosecutor in Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis, said that the “scene must be secured by local law enforcement for preservation of evidence.” Minnesota officials have been blocked by federal agencies from accessing evidence and pursuing an investigations of Good’s death.

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This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

By Mitch Smith, Ernesto Londoño and Hamed Aleaziz/David Guttenfelder
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