Overview
- DHS says a targeted traffic stop escalated after the man fled, crashed, and ran, then two others attacked an officer with a shovel and broom, prompting a defensive shot to the leg.
- Both the wounded man and the federal agent were hospitalized, and two additional individuals were taken into custody after a brief barricade inside a nearby residence.
- Large crowds converged on the scene, throwing rocks, ice, and fireworks, as federal officers deployed tear gas and other crowd-control munitions to disperse protesters.
- Mayor Jacob Frey criticized ICE for “creating chaos,” urged residents to go home, and highlighted the imbalance between about 600 city officers and roughly 3,000 federal agents in the area.
- DHS accused Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Frey of encouraging resistance to federal operations, and authorities say the shooting is under investigation one week after Renee Nicole Good’s killing.