US EditionFederal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, officials say
The Department of Homeland Security reported a 1,300% rise in assaults on federal officers amid protests after last week's fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
- On Jan 14, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel during a north Minneapolis arrest at the 600 block of 24th Avenue North.
- During a targeted ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations traffic stop, the primary target, a Venezuelan man, resisted and assaulted an agent, prompting the officer to fire after being ambushed.
- After the shooting, the injured man fled into a residence where authorities later found three additional targets and four individuals barricaded inside, while flash bangs and tear gas were used by law enforcement amid a tense crowd.
- Wednesday night DHS said the injured Venezuelan man and the federal agent are hospitalized, and the shooting comes one week after Renee Good's killing, fueling protests and investigations.
- Assistant Attorney General Brian Carter urged, `What we need most of all right now is a pause. The temperature needs to be lowered`; DHS reported more than 2,000 arrests since early December, and the Pentagon is identifying 40 JAGs to support Minneapolis.
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According to the Department of Homeland Security, the suspect was a Venezuelan living in the U.S. illegally and was stopped during a traffic stop.
A new incident involving Immigration and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis has occurred. They were pursuing a Venezuelan man who was in the United States illegally, after which one of the agents shot him in the leg. The renewed use of firearms has sparked new protests in a city that has been tense since the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
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editorialedomani.itA federal agent shot and wounded an immigrant in Minneapolis, a city where a week ago an immigration agent killed a woman. They reported it from federal officials. The incident triggered new clashes between protesters and law enforcement forces.
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The agent shot a Venezuelan man who was resisting arrest, an official said. Protesters and law enforcement officers clashed for hours, as city officials urged people to go home.
In Minneapolis, during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) arrest and deportation operation, a Venezuelan migrant was shot in the leg, writing CBS News.
A man was shot on his feet at night during a federal immigration control operation in the north of Minneapolis, according to the local newspaper Minnesota Star Tribune, writes Reuters. The Department of Internal Security...
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