Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters

The Minneapolis man shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent today has been identified as Alex Pretti. Trump administration and Minnesota officials offer starkly different accounts of the shooting. Follow for live updates.

The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.

By Tim Evans and Andy Sullivan MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month.

The US citizen shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a local veterans' hospital who "wanted to make a difference in this world," family members said.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pleaded with President Trump to remove federal agents from the city after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed on Saturday. "To President Trump: This is a moment to act like a leader,