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The city of Minneapolis posted to X on Wednesday night that officials are "aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement," adding that they're working to confirm any additional details. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) then confirmed the shooting in a post online.
Newsweek reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) via email for further information.
Why It Matters
The shooting involving federal law enforcement in Minneapolis unfolds amid heightened scrutiny of ICE operations in the Minnesota city, rattling another neighborhood just one week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in a clash generating both national protests and a wave of federal prosecutors' resignations.
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What To Know
Fox News Congressional Correspondent Bill Melugin posted about the reported shooting, citing four law enforcement sources, saying the incident involved ICE. "I’m told ICE was making contact with a target who then allegedly assaulted an officer with a shovel or swung a shovel, shots were fired, and the suspect ran back to a house. No info yet on if anyone was actually shot - just that shots were fired. Very preliminary info - more as we get it," Melugin's first post said.
In a follow-up, he added, "I’m now told a suspect, believed to be Venezuelan, was indeed shot, but is okay/stable and is now in custody."
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche reacted to Melugin's post on X with a warning to Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, saying, "ICE operates in thousands of counties without incident. Men and women doing their jobs, protecting us from criminal aliens. Minnesota insurrection is a direct result of a FAILED governor and a TERRIBLE mayor encouraging violence against law enforcement. It’s disgusting. Walz and Frey - I’m focused on stopping YOU from your terrorism by whatever means necessary. This is not a threat. It’s a promise."
Footage from CNN in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the shooting details the billowing smoke and din of exploding tear gas canisters as frightened residents scramble on city streets. What appeared to be law enforcement could also be heard ordering the crowd to "back up."
The city in an additional post to X said, "This evening, one adult male was shot by federal immigration enforcement agents in the 600 block of 24th Avenue North. He was transferred to a local hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries. We understand there is anger. We ask the public to remain calm."
Minneapolis officials added that they again ask for ICE to "leave the city and state immediately. We stand by our immigrant and refugee communities – know that you have our full support."
What People Are Saying
Rapid Response 47, on X Wednesday: "STATEMENT FROM @DHSgov: 'At 6:50 PM CT, federal law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation of an illegal alien, who was released into the country by Joe Biden, in Northwestern Minneapolis. In an attempt to evade arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car. The subject then fled on foot.
"The law enforcement officer caught up to the subject on foot and attempted to apprehend him when the subject began to resist and violently assault the officer. While the subject and law enforcement were in a struggle on the ground, two subjects came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle. As the officer was being ambushed and attacked by the two individuals, the original subject got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick.
"Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life. The initial subject was hit in the leg. All three subjects ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside. The attacked officer and subject are both in the hospital. This attack on another brave member of law enforcement took place while Minnesota’s top leaders, Governor Walz and Mayor Frey, are actively encouraging an organized resistance to ICE and federal law enforcement officers. Their hateful rhetoric and resistance against men and women who are simply trying to do their jobs must end. Federal law enforcement officers are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest criminals and lawbreakers."
Walz, in a video address on Wednesday in part: "Let me say four critical things to the people of Minnesota—four things I want you to hear as you watch the news and look out for your neighbors. First: Donald Trump wants this chaos. He wants confusion. And, yes, he wants more violence on our streets. We cannot give him what he wants. We can—we must—protest: loudly, urgently, but also peacefully. Indeed, as hard as we will fight in the courts and at the ballot box, we cannot, and will not, let violence prevail.
“You’re angry. I’m angry. Angry is not a strong enough word. But we must remain peaceful."
What Happens Next
Additional information regarding the status of the officer and person shot is immediately unknown to Newsweek.
Update 1/14/26, 10:57 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.
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