Top DOJ Official Lays Blame With Minnesota Officials, Says Shooting of Protester ‘Entirely Avoidable’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday responded to demands from local Minnesota Democratic officials after the shooting of a protester by federal immigration officials in the

Minneapolis police chief says “people have had enough” after fatal shooting

Washington — Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said on Sunday that “people have had enough” after this weekend’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by federal agents. Federal agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, on Saturday morning. The shooting came as protests have continued in Minnesota’s largest city over a