A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis while attempting to make an arrest, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.
The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired the shot "fearing for his life and safety" as he was being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle during the arrest. The attempted arrest was made during a "targeted traffic stop."
The incident occurred roughly 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) north of where an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good on January 7. It's the latest confrontation amid militarized deportation sweeps ordered by President Donald Trump.
In a lengthy statement on X, DHS said the person subject to arrest was from Venezuela and was illegally staying in the United States.
"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," DHS said.
The officer was attempting to make the arrest when the person, aided by two others, began attacking the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle, the department said.
DHS argued that the officer was "being ambushed by three individuals," and that the shooting was "a defensive shot to defend his life."
Both the officer and the person subject to arrest were hospitalized, DHS said, adding that the two other individuals who allegedly attacked the officer were arrested.
Last week, a federal immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. US authorities accused Good of driving her car toward an officer. Local officials have strongly disputed the narrative, pointing to video footage from the scene that shows Good's vehicle turning away from the agent.
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Protests have flooded the streets of Minneapolis since Good's shooting, with tensions rising with federal officers.
On Tuesday, several news agencies reported that many prosecutors were resigning in protest over the handling of the probe into Good's shooting. The resignations came as the Justice Department made it clear it did not intend to involve its Civil Rights Division in a probe into Good's shooting.
The US states of Minnesota and Illinois have pressed lawsuits against the Trump administration this week, calling on the court to declare the surge of immigration-enforcement officers unconstitutional.
Curated by Fatima Al-Hassan
