Overview
- Minneapolis police said the man used a syringe to spray an unknown liquid on Omar, and he was arrested and booked into Hennepin County Jail on third-degree assault.
- Forensic scientists processed the scene, and authorities have not identified the substance or determined a motive.
- Omar was uninjured, declined to leave despite security urging her to get checked, and completed the town hall.
- The confrontation occurred moments after she called to abolish ICE and said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem should resign or face impeachment.
- Witnesses described a strong, foul odor, and the episode unfolded during heightened tensions in Minneapolis over recent ICE operations and two fatal shootings.