Overview
- Homeland Security said an agent fired a defensive shot during a targeted traffic stop after a Venezuelan man fled, crashed, and, with two others, attacked the officer with a shovel and a broom handle.
- The man was shot in the leg and is expected to survive; he and the agent were hospitalized, and the two additional individuals were taken into custody after a barricade at a nearby apartment.
- Crowds gathered at the scene, authorities declared an unlawful assembly, and officers used tear gas, pepper balls, and flash-bang devices as some protesters threw rocks, ice, and fireworks.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the federal deployment, citing roughly 3,000 immigration agents versus about 600 city officers, urged residents to go home, and DHS rebuked state and city leaders for their rhetoric.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension launched an independent investigation into the latest shooting, and separate AP‑sourced reporting says a Santa Ana protester suffered a severe eye injury after a federal projectile, a developing claim.