Overview
- The Department of Homeland Security said an officer fired a defensive shot that struck a Venezuelan man in the leg after a traffic stop chase and an alleged assault involving a shovel or broom handle, with two others taken into custody.
- Protesters gathered near the scene overnight as federal officers used tear gas and flash-bang devices, and authorities reported the injured man was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening wound.
- The latest incident came a week after ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Rénee Nicole Good in her car, with bystander video and state officials disputing federal claims that she used her SUV as a weapon.
- Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison, condemned the operations and said they would challenge any Insurrection Act move and seek court limits on DHS tactics.
- DHS reports more than 2,000 arrests since early December and a deployment nearing 3,000 agents in the Twin Cities, a force that local leaders say far exceeds Minneapolis’ police capacity and is not sustainable.