Last night in Minneapolis, a Venezuelan immigrant who was evading arrest was shot in the leg by federal agents. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), immigration officials conducted a "targeted traffic stop" of a Venezuelan man believed to be here illegally just before 7 p.m. last night. The man reportedly fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed the car, then started to run away. Immigration enforcement pursued him, and while "the subject and law enforcement were in a struggle on the ground, two subjects came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle," per the report from the DHS.
"Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life. The initial subject was hit in the leg," added the DHS. The initial subject of the traffic stop is now in the hospital, along with the officer; the two other people who reportedly attacked the agent are in custody.
