Details Emerge From Second Shooting Involving Federal Agent

An ICE operation in Minneapolis spiraled into violence Tuesday evening when an illegal immigrant from Venezuela—released into the U.S. under the Biden administration—reportedly ambushed a federal officer with the help of two others wielding a shovel and a broom handle.

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin first broke the story, citing four law enforcement sources. The encounter unfolded as federal agents attempted a traffic stop on the suspect, who fled the scene, crashed his vehicle, and then tried to escape on foot. When an officer caught up, things took a brutal turn.

According to a Department of Homeland Security statement, the suspect resisted arrest and began assaulting the officer. Two additional individuals emerged from a nearby apartment and joined the attack—armed with a snow shovel and broomstick. As the officer was being overwhelmed, the original suspect reportedly got free and also struck the officer, prompting the ICE agent to open fire.

The suspect was shot in the leg. He and the officer were hospitalized, and both are in stable condition. All three attackers were taken into custody after barricading themselves in the apartment.

Now, as predictable as sunrise, activists are already descending on the scene, even before all the facts are clear—because that’s the playbook. Disrupt, distract, and deflect from the criminal behavior.

Meanwhile, Minnesota’s top Democrat leaders, Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, are under fire for fueling anti-ICE sentiment. Federal officials didn’t mince words: the attack occurred as Walz and Frey were “actively encouraging an organized resistance to ICE and federal law enforcement.”

Let that sink in.

While ICE agents are out trying to arrest criminals—people in the country illegally who assault law enforcement with blunt weapons—Democratic leaders are playing 🏛️Politics and pushing rhetoric that’s only making the job more dangerous.