DHS confirms another federal agent shooting in Minneapolis
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a social media post that a federal agent has again shot someone in the city if Minneapolis.
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic stop” when the man, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the leg after he began to resist arrest and “violently assault” one of its officers.
The city later confirmed that a man was shot in the leg and was brought to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The city asked the public to remain calm while once again demanding ICE to leave the city and the state.
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. https://t.co/dTHsb8faqV
— City of Minneapolis (@CityMinneapolis) January 15, 2026
The DHS tweet alleges that a “targeted traffic stop” a 6:50 p.m. involved a Venezuelan national and that when officers tried to arrest them, they were attacked by two people and was hit with a shovel and a broom stick.
“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 initial subject was hit in the leg,” the post says. “All three subjects ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside. The attacked officer and subject are both in the hospital. Both attackers are in custody.”
At 6:50 PM CT, federal law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted traffic stop in Minneapolis of an illegal alien from Venezuela who was released into the country by Joe Biden in 2022.
In an attempt to evade arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed…
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 15, 2026
Police Chief Bryan O’Hara told reporters at a press conference that he understood there was possibly just one attacker. He also said the incident involved someone driving a vehicle that was spotted on 94th Street and began driving toward the residence where the shooting occurred.
Minneapolis leaders are asking the city to remain calm and are demanding that ICE leave the city again.
“ICE can leave and this massive deployment can come to an end,” says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. “We have filed litigation to hopefully make it so. And at the same time I’m deeply concerned that we don’t have that kind of time. This is already the 2nd shooting that we’ve had in a week. People are scared. The atmosphere is tense, but again, there is another option. We can stop going down this route together.”
The incident comes as the city continues to reel in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, which sparked nationwide protests and exacerbated tensions in a community already on edge over a surge in federal agents.
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