US EditionVideo brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed
The footage shows a 12-second struggle and no sustained shovel attack, prompting prosecutors to drop charges and investigate possible false testimony.
- On Monday, Minneapolis released surveillance footage showing a 12-second scuffle from January 14, directly contradicting Immigration and Customs Enforcement claims that agents were assaulted with a shovel for three minutes.
- Federal authorities initially charged Venezuelan nationals Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna with assault, alleging they beat an officer with a snow shovel and broom handle during an attempted arrest.
- Charges were abruptly dropped in February after "newly discovered evidence" revealed agents' sworn testimony included "untruthful statements," prompting the Department of Homeland Security to place the two officers on administrative leave.
- Federal investigators possessed the footage within hours of the January 14 shooting but failed to review it for weeks, drawing sharp criticism from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over the government's lack of due diligence.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison continues challenging the Trump administration's refusal to share evidence regarding multiple federal agent-involved shootings across the region, fueling ongoing disputes over federal-state cooperation.
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The city of Minneapolis posted on Monday a video showing a lawsuit and an altercation that ended in January with a victimless shooting and the suspension of two U.S. federal police officers (FBI) involved in the Trump administration's anti-immigration campaign in Minnesota.
Newly released surveillance footage of Jan. 14 ICE shooting contradicts agent’s account
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot Venezuelan immigrant Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis in January told the FBI that by the time he opened fire, he had been “fighting and tussling” with Alfredo Aljorna, another Venezuelan immigrant,…
Surveillance video contradicts ICE narrative of January shooting in north Minneapolis
Newly released surveillance footage showing an immigration officer shooting a Venezuelan man in north Minneapolis on Jan. 14 contradicts initial government reports of the incident that wounded one and derailed the lives of several others. City officials on Monday released footage from a traffic camera that captured an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shooting Julio Sosa-Celis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immediately…
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Video brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed
The city of Minneapolis has released a video showing a chase and a scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January.
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