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ICE Officer Shoots Venezuelan Man in Minneapolis as Protests and Federal Tactics Escalate

City officials demand ICE leave after DHS calls the shooting defensive.

Overview

  • Homeland Security says an officer shot once to protect his life after a Venezuelan suspect fled a stop and, along with two others, allegedly attacked the agent with a shovel and a broom; the man was hit in the leg and is in stable condition.
  • Minneapolis reports the officer was also hospitalized and confirms two additional arrests, urging residents to stay calm while renewing its call for ICE to exit the city and state.
  • A large contingent of federal agents and police used tear gas and other crowd-control measures at a north Minneapolis intersection as demonstrations continued near federal facilities.
  • Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in a televised address, described a campaign of organized brutality by the federal government and urged residents to record ICE activity.
  • Political and legal fallout widened as several federal prosecutors reportedly resigned over DOJ handling of the earlier fatal shooting, and New York’s governor backed legislation to let residents sue ICE agents in state court.