Minneapolis officers mentioned a crowd has gathered on the scene of a second capturing in every week within the metropolis involving federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara mentioned the group amounted to an “illegal meeting” and a few individuals had been throwing fireworks and rocks at officers.
Legislation enforcement officers stand after a capturing on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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“Individuals want to depart. That is already a really tense scenario and we don’t want this to escalate any additional,” O’Hara advised reporters at a information convention Wednesday evening.
The Division of Homeland Safety mentioned a federal regulation enforcement officer shot a person who they mentioned fled a “focused” site visitors cease after which attacked the officer. DHS additionally mentioned two different individuals assaulted the officer with a snow shovel and broom deal with.
Legislation enforcement officers on the scene of a reported capturing Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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“There’s nonetheless lots that we do not know presently,” Mayor Jacob Frey mentioned. “However what I can let you know for sure is that this isn’t sustainable. That is an not possible scenario that our metropolis is being put in.”
ICE brokers and Border Patrol are “creating chaos,” within the metropolis, Frey mentioned, including, “I’ve seen conduct from ICE that’s disgusting and is insupportable. If it had been your metropolis, it could be unacceptable there too.”
The mayor known as on residents to protest peacefully.
A protesting group member makes an attempt to guard themselves as federal brokers fireplace munitions and pepper balls, as tensions rise after federal regulation enforcement brokers had been concerned in a capturing incident, every week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in north Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 14, 2026.
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“And for anybody that’s taking the bait tonight — cease,” he mentioned. “That isn’t useful. Go house. We can’t counter Donald Trump’s chaos with our personal model of chaos.”
The police chief mentioned the Minnesota Bureau of Legal Apprehension and the FBI are on the scene to research the capturing.
“Preliminary data signifies that there was a battle with a federal agent” in entrance of a residence on twenty fourth Avenue North, O’Hara mentioned. “In the course of the battle, the federal agent discharged his weapon, putting one grownup male.”
He mentioned it was believed the person’s gunshot wound was not life-threatening.
Federal regulation enforcement officers stand in opposition to protesters after a capturing on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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