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Topline A federal agent shot and injured a man while trying to make an arrest during an immigration operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, as protests in the city continue one week after an immigration agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts In an X post, the Department of Homeland Security claimed the man was an Venezuelan migrant who was in the U.S. illegally, and an agent fired a “defensive shot” that struck the person in the leg. The DHS said the incident occurred during a “targeted traffic stop” and alleged the person attempted to evade arrest by first fleeing the scene in his car and then on foot. The DHS alleged that when an officer caught up with the man, he “began to resist and violently assault the officer,” and claimed that two people from a nearby building attacked the officer with a “shovel or broom stick.” As news of the shooting spread, more than 200 protestors gathered near the scene, prompting federal agents to deploy “chemical irritants,” the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. According to the New York Times, some protestors yelled and threw snowballs at a group of “heavily armed Border Patrol agents” who arrived at the scene. What Happened After The Shooting? After the shooting, the DHS said the three people—the person being pursued and the two people who allegedly attacked the federal agent—“ran back into their apartment and barricaded themselves inside.” A witness told the Minnesota Star Tribune officers breached a home in the area with tactical gear, breaking down the door and tossing at least two flash-bang devices. The DHS said the officer and the man who was shot are both…

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Filed under: News - @ January 15, 2026 2:22 pm