A federal agent shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after he was attacked with a shovel and broomstick while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said.
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The shooting occurred about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) north of where an immigration officer fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement posted on social media platform X that federal agents arrested a person from Venezuela who was in the United States illegally. The person fled in a car and crashed into a parked car before fleeing on foot, DHS said.
After officers caught up with the person, two other people arrived from a nearby apartment and all three began attacking the officer, according to DHS.
“Fearing for his life and safety while being ambushed by three individuals, the agent fired a defensive shot to protect himself,” DHS said.
The two people who left the apartment are in custody, he added.
A large group of officers wearing gas masks fired tear gas into a crowd gathered at an intersection in north Minneapolis, near where Wednesday’s shooting took place.
