SHOVEL, BROOMSTICK AND GUNSHOTS
The latest shooting unfolded in sub-freezing weather Wednesday evening when the Venezuelan targeted by federal law enforcement officers in the traffic stop tried to get away and crashed his vehicle into a parked car, before fleeing on foot, according to a DHS statement.
A pursuing officer caught up with the man, who then “began to resist and violently assault the officer”, the DHS said.
As they struggled, two people emerged from a nearby apartment and attacked the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle, it added.
The Venezuelan broke loose and started striking the officer with one of the tools, DHS said.
The officer, “fearing for his life and safety”, fired and wounded the Venezuelan in the leg, it added.
The wounded man and the two other fled into the apartment where they barricaded themselves before all were taken into custody, the government said.
The man who was shot and the officer were both hospitalised, the DHS said. A person familiar with the situation said the wounded suspect was in stable condition. The condition of the officer was not immediately known.
CITY ON EDGE
The city has been on edge since Good, a mother of three, was shot dead behind the wheel of her car on Jan 7, during an encounter with ICE agents while taking part in a neighbourhood patrol network of local activists tracking and monitoring the activities of federal officers.
Opponents of the ICE surge say Good posed no physical threat to officers and they have disputed US government assertions that the agent who shot her feared she was trying to run him over.
Rather than end the ICE surge, as demanded by state and local leaders, the Trump administration instead said it would send hundreds more agents to bolster a force of about 2,000 deployed to the city earlier.
The latest shooting followed days of chaotic clashes in Minneapolis between heavily armed federal agents and civilians they stop in the streets, as well as with activists, such as Good, who have showed up to observe and record such encounters.