American politician who has served as the 48th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 2018. He previously served on the Minneapolis City Council representing the third ward.
Case
Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. DHS said he was armed and violently resisted; bystander video shows agents had already disarmed him before firing.
Case
ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renée Good, a U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis. DHS says she used her car as a weapon; Minneapolis and Minnesota officials say video shows no threat and call the self-defense account false.
Role at the time: Mayor of Minneapolis
Statement summary
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, speaking hours after the shooting, asked how many more people needed to die or be hurt before Operation Metro Surge ended.
“How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?”
Frey frames Pretti's death as evidence the operation itself is causing preventable deaths and injuries, condemning the enforcement conduct that led to the shooting rather than excusing or minimizing it.
Role at the time: Mayor of Minneapolis
Statement summary
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the shooting of Renée Good was the result of a federal agent recklessly using power, rejecting DHS's self-defense account.
“This was a federal agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying.”
Frey directly characterizes the agent's use of deadly force as reckless rather than justified, a substantive condemnation of the conduct at issue, not merely a dispute over labeling.
Statement dates: January 7, 2026 to January 24, 2026
Statement dates: January 7, 2026 to January 24, 2026
Statement dates: January 7, 2026 to January 24, 2026
