Overview
- DHS identified the driver as Juan Carlos Rodrigues Romero, a Cuban national who entered the U.S. in 2024 through the CBP One app.
- Agents say Romero refused commands at a vehicle stop, drove off, struck an officer, and rammed an ICE vehicle, prompting an agent to fire defensive shots that did not hit anyone.
- According to DHS, Romero rammed additional vehicles, tried to flee on foot, resisted arrest, and bit an officer; two agents suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while Romero was uninjured and remains in ICE custody pending further charges.
- St. Paul police said they responded to reports of shots fired but were not involved in the arrest or use of force, with federal and local reviews continuing.
- In a separate incident the same day, St. Paul officers shot a man in the leg after he allegedly pointed a gun following the remote slowdown of a stolen car on I-94, and the BCA opened an investigation.