A screenshot of the video showing federal officers killing a man. | @TheJFreakinC/X

The video of the latest killing in Minneapolis is truly horrific. In it, about half a dozen men in military garb, who appear to be federal immigration officers sent to Minnesota by President Donald Trump, wrestle a man to the ground and repeatedly strike him. Then one of the officers appears to fire multiple shots into the man. The shots continue, even after the target is lying motionless on the ground.

According to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, the man, who has yet to be identified, is dead.

Any arrests or prosecutions that arise out of this killing will have to await a police investigation. The video does not show what happened before this man’s killers started wrestling with him, so it is not yet clear if he was engaged in criminal or even violent activity before the altercation began. But the limited evidence available right now appears incredibly damning. Even if there is some legal argument that could justify the first shot fired, it’s hard to imagine one for continuing to fire multiple shots into a man lying on the ground.

But it is also exceedingly unlikely that the Trump administration will conduct a real investigation into this killing. After federal officers shot and killed Renee Good earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche reportedly did not just shut down an investigation into her killer, he also ordered federal officials to conduct a criminal investigation into Good.

But the federal government isn’t the only sovereign entity in Minneapolis, and state officials are understandably livid about the second killing in just a few weeks. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) called for Trump to “Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.” State prosecutors could also attempt to bring charges against the officers........

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