An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded an individual in the leg Wednesday, Jan. 14, in Minneapolis during an attempted arrest, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
In an official statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the ICE agent discharged his weapon because the person, whom it described as an undocumented immigrant, resisted arrest and allegedly “violently assaulted” the officer.
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The incident took place in downtown Minneapolis, the same city in Minnesota where 37-year-old Renne Good, a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by another ICE agent a week ago.
The new incident involving a federal agent was justified by the Trump Administration by saying that the person involved attacked the officer, who fired to “defend his life.”
According to information from the Department of Homeland Security, the person who ended up injured first attempted to avoid arrest by fleeing in a car, which he rammed into another parked vehicle, and then continued to flee on foot.
When the ICE agent tried to apprehend him, this person resisted and “violently assaulted” the officer while two more people came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the agent with a snow shovel and a broom handle.
“Fearing for his life and safety while being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life. The initial subject was wounded in the leg,” the statement explained.
According to local television reports, the injured person is a man of Venezuelan nationality, but this has not yet been confirmed by the authorities.
Both the officer and the person who was shot are in the hospital, according to the official statement.
The scene of the attack was filled with protesters, who demanded to identify the ICE agent who fired his weapon during the raid, and dozens of federal agents attempting to cordon off the area.
On January 7, Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in the same city, sparking thousands of demonstrations nationwide and straining relations between local authorities and the administration of President Donald Trump, who has openly defended the agents’ actions.
During the first year of Trump’s term, ICE intensified its arrest and deportation operations, recording several shooting incidents that left people dead and injured, which generated criticism for the use of lethal force and sparked protests in different cities.
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With information from EFE
