Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke on Fox News Live regarding the CBP-involved shooting in Minnesota on Saturday. (Fox News Live)
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said agents attempted to disarm the individual, but he violently resisted.
"Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, a Border Patrol agent fired defensive shots," Bovino said.
Authorities said the individual was pronounced dead at the scene. Bovino said the suspect was carrying two loaded magazines and no accessible identification, describing the individual as appearing intent on causing "maximum damage" to law enforcement.
Anti-ICE agitators stand behind a barricade of trash bins near the site of where state and local authorities say a man was shot and killed by federal agents, Saturday, in Minneapolis. (Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)
"And that’s why Donald Trump has ICE in Minneapolis, to protect the citizens," Bondi said.
Bondi described the protests as "extremely organized," noting the appearance of matching signs and gas masks. "It’s extremely organized," she said. "The signs they have are all matching. They’re well written. How did these people go out and get gas masks?"
During the interview, Bondi confirmed federal grand jury subpoenas had been issued to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, though she declined to comment on any ongoing investigation.
"That’s all I can say right now legally," she said.
Bondi also said she sent a letter to Walz warning that the federal government would step in if state leaders did not support federal law enforcement efforts.
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Federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
"We sent Governor Walz a very strong letter today. We had been working on this letter. We got it out saying that he better support President Trump. He better support the men and women in law enforcement because if he doesn’t, we are, and that’s what we’re doing right now."
Bondi said multiple federal agencies are assisting DHS as the situation unfolds, adding that the administration’s priority remains protecting law enforcement officers and the public.
"We’re going to support our great men and women in law enforcement," she said.
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Investigations into the shooting and the unrest that followed remain ongoing.
Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf and Fox News' Paul Mauro, Bill Melugin contributed to this reporting.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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