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Federal officer shoots man in leg after ‘ambush’ in Minneapolis, DHS says

A federal officer shot a Venezuelan man this evening in Minneapolis after what was described as an “ambush," the Department of Homeland Security said.

The officer had been conducting a targeted traffic stop at 6:50 p.m. local time when the man left in a vehicle, which crashed into a parked car, and then fled on foot, the department said in a statement.

As the officer pursued the man, who the department said was in the country illegally, he assaulted the officer, according to the statement.

During that struggle, two people came out of an apartment and attacked the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle, according to the statement.

The man got loose and also began attacking the officer with a shovel or broom stick, the department said.

“Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life,” the department said, adding that the man officers had been chasing was shot in the leg.

All three men barricaded themselves in the apartment but were taken into custody, according to the statement.

Both the man who was shot and the officer were hospitalized, the department said. Additional details about the incident were not immediately available.

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    What we know

    30m ago / 9:00 PM EST

    Minneapolis says it’s aware of reports of shooting involving federal law enforcement

    Tim Stelloh

    The city of Minneapolis said it was aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis.

    The city said on X tonight that it was working to confirm additional details.

    56m ago / 8:33 PM EST eh

    Gov. Walz tells people to record ‘atrocities’ against Minnesotans

    [Tim Stelloh

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    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz encouraged people tonight to help create a record of the “atrocities” against Minnesotans by recording immigration agents.

    “You have an absolute right to peacefully film ICE agents as they conduct these activities,” he said in a brief address. “Help us create a database of atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."

    Walz to Trump, Noem: ‘End this occupation’ as ICE raids continue

    05:56

    Walz cited a social media post in which Trump told Minnesotans not to fear because “THE DAY OF RECONKING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING,” and he pleaded with Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to “end this occupation.”

    “You’ve done enough,” he said.

    3h ago / 6:38 PM EST

    ICE officer who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, official says

    Laura Strickler

    Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who fatally shot Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, a Department of Homeland Security official said.

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last week that the officer had been treated at the hospital and released.

    6h ago / 4:08 PM EST

    6 prosecutors who resigned from state U.S. Attorney’s Office identified

    Minyvonne Burke

    The six prosecutors who resigned from the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office were identified as Joe Thompson, Melinda Williams, Harry Jacobs, Tom Calhoun Lopez, Ruth Shnider and Tom Hollenhorst, a source familiar with the resignations told NBC News.

    Hollenhorst announced last week that he would be retiring, according to the source.

    6h ago / 3:41 PM EST

    Trump threatens funding for states over sanctuary cities as clashes intensify in Minneapolis

    Reuters

    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would cut off federal funding next month for any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his attacks on mostly Democratic-run cities following days of clashes in Minneapolis.

    Trump’s vow, which he made on social media, repeated comments he first made during a speech in Detroit on Tuesday, when he said he would halt payments starting on February 1 to any state that had sanctuary cities, which limit local authorities’ cooperation with federal immigration officers.

    Any such effort would undoubtedly be challenged in court. A federal judge in August blocked a previous attempt to freeze funding for more than 30 sanctuary jurisdictions unless they cooperated with his immigration crackdown.

    Trump’s declaration came amid escalating tensions in Minneapolis, a week after a U.S. immigration officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, in her car.