ICE taking pictures newest: Minneapolis mayor hits out at ‘Trump’s chaos’ after one other particular person shot by federal agent
A second person has been shot in a confrontation with ICE agents in Minneapolis amid a chaotic night of protests in the Minnesota city Wednesday, one week on from the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
This time, a man the Department of Homeland Security has said is an undocumented migrant from Venezuela was hit in the leg after allegedly attempting to flee a traffic stop.
The DHS defended the federal immigration officer responsible by saying he opened fire while “fearing for his life and safety.”
It claimed he had been attacked with “a snow shovel and broom handle” by two people who came to the aid of the man.
Flashbang grenades and tear gas were used to disperse protesters at the scene. The injured man is reportedly in a stable condition in hospital, the agent also received medical treatment, and his alleged assailants were arrested.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has again slammed ICE for “creating chaos” in his city.
“For anyone who is taking the bait tonight: stop,” he said.
“It is not helpful. Go home. We cannot counter Donald Trump’s chaos with our own chaos. You are not helping the undocumented immigrants in our city.”
DHS defends ICE officer and says he was attacked
The Department of Homeland Security has said its agents were conducting a traffic stop involving “an illegal alien from Venezuela who was released into the country by Joe Biden in 2022” when last night’s events played out.
“In an attempt to evade arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car,” it said.
“The subject then fled on foot.”
The department then claims that, after the agent caught up with the man, he “began to resist and violently assault the officer.”
Two other people then came out of a nearby apartment and “also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle.”
“Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life,” the DHS says.
“The initial subject was hit in the leg,” before the trio barricaded themselves in the apartment, only to be subsequently detained.
You can read the DHS’s version of events in full below:
Watch: Protests erupt after federal agent shoots Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
Here’s the video of the latest clash in the Minnesota city last night.
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Federal agent shoots Venezuelan immigrant in leg during Minneapolis arrest attempt
A second shooting involving a federal agent has taken place in Minneapolis, after authorities say a Venezuelan immigrant tried to flee a targeted traffic stop.
The man was shot in the leg during a struggle with the agent and two other people, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said the officer fired the weapon after “fearing for his life and safety.”
The agent was allegedly beaten with “a snow shovel and broom handle” by two people who came to the assistance of the man.
It comes one week after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, also in Minneapolis, which has since sparked outrage from politicians and protests across the country.
Mike Bedigan has this report.
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One week on from the killing of mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good on a residential street, another person was shot by a federal immigration officer, this time wounding him in the leg. He is reportedly in a stable condition in hospital.
Source: independent.co.uk
