Minneapolis Police Department Chief Brian O'Hara has criticized ICE for using tactics that are "generating a lot of outrage and fear in the community." In a 2023 #FiringLine interview, O'Hara stressed the importance of law enforcement building relationships with the community and working together "to keep people alive." "Law enforcement in general is all about collaboration." | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said on Sunday that "people have had enough" after this weekend's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by federal agents. "This is the third shooting now in less than three weeks. The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year, recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone. And now this is the second American citizen that's been killed," O'Hara said. The Department

A message from the Chief regarding the balance between public safety and 1st Amendment rights. The Minneapolis Police Department has a long history of helping residents, and those who visit our city, exercise their first amendment rights. It is also our responsibility to do everything in our power to keep people safe. We understand that an upcoming legal decision has the potential to cause some tension and angst in and around our city. As we plan for the county attorney’s decision, whatever that

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara tells Margaret Brennan that his department does not have “any official information from federal law enforcement” about Saturday’s deadly shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti. “Even when our officers initially responded to the scene, our watch commander was not given even the most basic information that is typical in a law enforcement-involved shooting just to ensure that there is potentially no other victims.” | CBS News