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DHS defends ICE officer and says he was attacked
The Department of Homeland Security has stated its brokers have been conducting a visitors cease involving “an illegal alien from Venezuela who was released into the country by Joe Biden in 2022” when final night time’s occasions performed out.
“In an attempt to evade arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car,” it stated.
“The subject then fled on foot.”
The division then claims that, after the agent caught up with the person, he “began to resist and violently assault the officer.”
Two different individuals then got here out of a close-by condo 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,” earlier than the trio barricaded themselves within the condo, solely to be subsequently detained.
You can learn the DHS’s model of occasions in full beneath:
Joe Sommerlad15 January 2026 09:45
Watch: Protests erupt after federal agent shoots Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
Here’s the video of the newest conflict within the Minnesota metropolis final night time.
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Joe Sommerlad15 January 2026 09:30
Federal agent shoots Venezuelan immigrant in leg throughout Minneapolis arrest try
A second taking pictures involving a federal agent has taken place in Minneapolis, after authorities say a Venezuelan immigrant tried to flee a focused visitors cease.
The man was shot within the leg throughout a wrestle with the agent and two different individuals, in accordance with the Department of Homeland Security, who stated the officer fired the weapon after “fearing for his life and safety.”
The agent was allegedly crushed with “a snow shovel and broom handle” by two individuals who got here to the help of the person.
It comes one week after the deadly taking pictures of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, additionally in Minneapolis, which has since sparked outrage from politicians and protests throughout the nation.
Mike Bedigan has this report.
Joe Sommerlad15 January 2026 09:15
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Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s reside protection of the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and President Donald Trump’s administration.
One week on from the killing of mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good on a residential road, one other particular person was shot by a federal immigration officer, this time wounding him within the leg. He is reportedly in a secure situation in hospital.
Joe Sommerlad15 January 2026 08:55
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