The city of Minneapolis has flared up after an ICE agent shot a man in the leg as he tried to flee a targeted traffic stop, the Department of Homeland Security says.
The shooting happened in the 600 block of 24th Avenue North, just 12 miles north of where Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed last week.
Minneapolis ICE shooting: Here’s what actually happened
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) that the officer fired the weapon after “fearing for his life and safety.”
The statement said agents conducted a traffic stop “of an illegal alien from Venezuela who was released into the country by Joe Biden in 2022.”
DHS detailed the handling of what actually caused the incident to turn into a shooting, claiming, “In an attempt to avoid arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car. The subject then fled on foot.”
The department alleged that after the agent caught up with the man, he “began to resist and violently assault the officer.”
That resulted in an ambush by two other individuals who emerged from a nearby apartment building, who “also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle.”
DHS claimed it was a defensive shot by the federal agent, adding, “Fearing for his life and safety, when he was assaulted by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life. The first subject was hit in the leg.”
After a man was shot, they fled the scene back to the apartment and locked themselves in, but were apprehended by authorities, as reported by Independent.
Both the detained officer and the Venezuelan man are being treated in hospital, while the other two people are detained.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara called a protest that erupted in response to the shooting tonight illegal and asked the protesters to disperse immediately.
The city’s police chief said: “This is way over the line and people need to leave,” adding: “This is already a very tense situation, we don’t need this to escalate any further.”
Following the incident, there have been over 2,000 federal agents stationed in the city, as reported by NBC News.
The outlet also reported that since the news broke, the situation has flared up in the city.
DHS claims the operation in Minnesota is the largest to date, with more than 2,400 people arrested since it began on November 29, 2025.
