A man was shot in the leg Wednesday night during a federal immigration enforcement operation in north Minneapolis.
Witnesses say a series of gunshots followed a car chase and foot chase involving federal agents. Federal and local authorities said a man was shot in the leg after an agent was attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
For several hours, law enforcement and a couple hundred demonstrators confronted each other in the street Wednesday with chemical irritants and flash bangs being deployed, and some protesters vandalizing vehicles at the end of the night.
The shooting reignited tensions between protesters and law enforcement a week after Minneapolis resident Renee Good was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross.
Not long before reports of the shooting, Gov. Tim Walz told the Trump administration to “end this occupation” during a live address about the continued surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Walz also called on Minnesotans to protest peacefully and record federal agents with their phones.
“This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement,” Walz said. “Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government.”
The Department of Homeland Security chastised Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for “actively encouraging an organized resistance to ICE and federal law enforcement officers.”
We’re following reports of individual incidents, as well as providing broader context and stories about the enforcement effort. Email tips to whistleblower@startribune.com.
