American politician and educator who has served as Governor of Minnesota since 2019. He previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019 and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2024.
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: Governor of Minnesota
Statement summary
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, visiting a memorial for Pretti, told ABC News that he wanted federal agents out of Minnesota and accountability for the shooting.
“I'm not so interested in shift in tone. We just need them out of here, and we need accountability for what's happened.”
Walz rejects the administration's account and explicitly demands accountability for the shooting, which condemns the agents' use of force rather than excusing or minimizing it.
Role at the time: Governor of Minnesota
Statement summary
Governor Tim Walz said the agent's recklessness cost Renée Good her life, rejecting DHS's characterization of the shooting as self-defense.
“Today, that recklessness cost someone their life.”
Walz explicitly labels the conduct reckless and ties it directly to Good's death, a substantive condemnation rather than only a challenge to how DHS described the video.
Statement dates: January 7, 2026 to January 28, 2026
Statement dates: January 7, 2026 to January 28, 2026
Statement dates: January 7, 2026 to January 28, 2026
