MINNEAPOLIS — Chaos has once again descended on the streets of Minneapolis on Wednesday night, January 14, as a second shooting involving federal law enforcement in just one week has ignited fresh fury among local residents and activists.
Here are several BREAKING NEWS video links:
Associated Press: https://www.youtube.com/live/5Kc0bQWFlvk?si=NoSbwC8urXtU_pdg
Fox News: https://youtu.be/vv60URItS5A?si=jth7PTzTor2_X_7X
KARE: https://www.youtube.com/live/xN6PO0WxMhg?si=nnRrAxvmqtkIlr99
WCCO: https://youtu.be/ZjF6kDCBGw4?si=xVbEMwjO8S8dynIU
Fox News 9: https://www.youtube.com/live/YK74amyWLZ0?si=tHn2fqcF-VdOLVCo
The Incident in North Minneapolis
At approximately 7:45 p.m., the City of Minneapolis confirmed reports of a shooting involving federal agents in the city’s northern district. According to preliminary statements from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the incident began when federal officers attempted a “targeted traffic stop” of a Venezuelan national.
DHS officials allege the individual attempted to flee in his vehicle before crashing into a parked car and escaping on foot. During the ensuing foot chase and struggle, the agency claims two bystanders emerged from a nearby apartment and attacked the officer with a snow shovel and a broom handle. Fearing for his life during what DHS described as an “ambush,” the officer fired a “defensive shot,” striking the primary subject in the leg. The individual was transported to a local hospital; his current condition has not been officially released.
A Community Under Siege
This latest violence comes exactly seven days after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and legal observer, which sparked a week of nationwide unrest. Tonight’s shooting has acted as a lightning bolt for a community already reeling from federal “Operation Midway Blitz” tactics.
Within an hour of tonight’s gunfire, protesters began converging on the scene in North Minneapolis.
- Tensions on the Ground: Crowds have gathered behind police tape, heckling federal agents and chanting “ICE out now!”
- State vs. Federal Friction: Governor Tim Walz, who addressed the state earlier this evening regarding the ongoing ICE crackdown, has faced increasing pressure to intervene. Local leaders continue to blast the federal narrative, with Mayor Jacob Frey previously calling DHS accounts of federal shootings “garbage” and “bulls**t.”
- Protester Response: Activists argue that the “ambush” narrative is a repeat of the “domestic terrorism” label used to describe Renee Good’s actions last week—a claim that was largely contradicted by bystander video.
Growing National Unrest
The timing of tonight’s shooting coincides with candlelight vigils being held across the country for Good. In Raleigh, hundreds gathered in Moore Square to mourn, while in St. Paul, students staged massive walkouts earlier today.
The legal fallout also intensified today as several federal prosecutors in Minnesota and Washington D.C. resigned in protest over the Department of Justice’s refusal to open a civil rights investigation into the January 7 killing. With a second person now wounded by federal gunfire, the calls for oversight and the withdrawal of federal tactical units have reached a deafening pitch.
News Sources and Links
- FOX 9: LIVE UPDATES | Minneapolis ICE shooting: Feds involved in another shooting
- MPR News: Minneapolis officials: Shooting involving federal law enforcement reported
- The Guardian: Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
- TIME: ‘I’m Embarrassed’: ICE Agents Speak About the Shooting in Minneapolis
- The Hill: ICE officer who shot Minneapolis woman hospitalized with internal bleeding
- News from the States: Hundreds mourn Renee Good at Raleigh candlelight vigil
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