An incident in North Minneapolis saw a federal agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shoot an adult male in the leg during an arrest operation. The event unfolded on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, near North Lyndale Avenue and 24th/25th Avenue. According to statements from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), federal law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted traffic stop involving a Venezuelan migrant who was allegedly in the U.S. illegally. The individual reportedly fled in a vehicle, crashed, and then attempted to escape on foot. When confronted, the subject is said to have resisted arrest and assaulted an officer. DHS further reported that while the officer was struggling on the ground with the initial subject, two other individuals emerged from a nearby apartment and also attacked the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle. Fearing for his life, the ICE agent fired a defensive shot, striking the initial subject in the leg. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The shooting quickly led to protests in the Hawthorne neighborhood, with crowds gathering and clashing with law enforcement. The City of Minneapolis issued a statement acknowledging the shooting by federal immigration enforcement agents and urged calm, while also reiterating its demand for ICE to leave the city and state immediately. This incident occurred just a week after another fatal shooting by an ICE agent of Renee Good in South Minneapolis, further escalating tensions and drawing significant local and national attention to federal immigration enforcement activities in the city.