Summary
A U.S. federal officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis after a confrontation involving a snow shovel and broom handle. The incident led to protests in the city and happened one week after a separate fatal shooting by an ICE officer. The Venezuelan man and two others involved in the incident were taken into custody.
Key Facts
- A federal officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis.
- The officers tried to stop a car to arrest the man before the shooting.
- Two people allegedly attacked the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle.
- Protests erupted in Minneapolis following the incident.
- One week earlier, an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in her car during an immigration raid in Minneapolis.
- Good was reportedly acting as a legal observer at the time of her shooting.
- The Venezuelan man and the officer were both taken to the hospital.
- The two people who attacked the officer were taken into custody.
