Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has issued a "warning order" to prepare the state's National Guard in the wake of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents. 

“To Minnesotans, on the National Guard, they’re there to protect you and protect your constitutional rights,” Walz said at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. 

“These are our neighbors. They don’t wear masks. They don’t bust in from somewhere else. They’re not here to cause hassles to you or what we saw today, the tragedy," he added, delivering a veiled criticism of the Trump administration immigration raids in his state, during which agents with the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency often wear masks to protect their identities in a fraught political environment. 

The governor also said the State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the incident, during which ICE agents approached a vehicle blocking the road. One agent fired on the driver of the vehicle when she appeared to accelerate towards the agent, according to footage from the scene. The woman later succumbed to her injuries. 

Walz also urged the federal government to stay out of his state.

“From here on, I have a very simple message: We do not need any further help from the federal government,” Walz said. “To Donald Trump and [Homeland Security Secretary] Kristi Noem, you’ve done enough.”