Video on social media that was verified by The New York Times shows the fatal shooting of a man by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
This is what the video, among several that captured the killing, shows when played frame by frame:
Several agents tussle with the man before bringing him to his knees. The man appears to resist as the agents grab his legs, push down on his back and strike him repeatedly. This video does not show what led to the episode.
The footage shows an agent approaching and grabbing at the man as the others hold him down. The agent appears to pull a gun from among the group.
Simultaneously, another agent unholsters his firearm. The agent aims at the man’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range. He then appears to continue firing at the man, who collapses.
A third agent unholsters his weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots at the man as he lies motionless on the ground.
In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
The Department of Homeland Security said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. The Times could not confirm that based on the available videos so far.
Devon Lum is a reporter on the Visual Investigations team at The Times, specializing in open-source techniques and visual analysis.
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