Feds Shoot Another Person in Minneapolis
A woman confronts a federal immigration officer at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A federal officer shot a man in the leg Wednesday in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle during an attempted arrest, federal officials said.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, officers stopped a man from Venezuela who was in the United States illegally. DHS said the man drove away, crashed into a parked car, and then fled on foot. The incident occurred about 4.5 miles north of the site where immigration agents fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7, the Associated Press reported.
After officers caught up with the man, two other people came out of a nearby apartment and joined the confrontation, DHS said. The three individuals allegedly attacked the officer. “Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life,” DHS said in a statement.
Both the officer and the man who was shot were taken to the hospital. The two other individuals involved are in custody. Sources told the Star Tribune that the crash happened in front of the man’s home and that family members confronted the agents.
Following the shooting, a large group of officers wearing gas masks fired tear gas into a crowd at a north Minneapolis intersection near the scene. The Star Tribune reported that about 200 people gathered in the area, and some protesters said they were struck by rubber-coated bullets.
Earlier Wednesday, a judge gave the Trump administration time to respond to a request to halt its immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota. At the same time, the Pentagon sought military lawyers to assist what officials described as an increasingly disorganized law enforcement effort in the state.
Tear gas clouds, chemical irritants, and protest whistles have become a frequent sight and sound in Minneapolis, particularly since Good’s death. Federal agents have pulled people from cars and homes and have faced angry crowds demanding that they leave.
“What we need most of all right now is a pause. The temperature needs to be lowered,” said Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Brian Carter during an initial hearing in a lawsuit filed by the state and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
In a televised address Wednesday night, Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesota is in chaos and that the situation “defies belief.” “This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement,” Walz said. “Instead, it’s a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government.” He added that accountability would come through the courts.
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