Minnesota CEOs Seek De-Escalation After Border Police Shooting

More than 60 chief executive officers of Minnesota-based companies called for an immediate “de-escalation of tensions” between state, local and federal authorities as the state reels from another fatal shooting of an American by immigration agents.

Residents near the scene of a shooting by a federal law enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.

Photographer: Jaida Grey Eagle/Bloomberg

The CEOs of companies including Target, Best Buy, Land O’Lakes, Cargill, General Mills, UnitedHealth Group as well as professional sports teams such as the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Timberwolves were among the signatories of the letter shared Sunday by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

“For the past several weeks, representatives of Minnesota’s business community have been ...