LOADING ERROR LOADINGMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said. AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on the social media platform X that federal law enforcement officers stopped a person from Venezuela who was in the U.S. illegally. After officers reached the person, two other people arrived from a nearby apartment and all three started attacking the officer, according to DHS. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 14: A Border Patrol agent blocks a vehicle of activists to stop them from following their caravan of vehicles on January 14, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It’s the latest step by the Trump administration to dispatch military and civilian attorneys to areas where federal immigration operations are taking place.

Source: Huffington Post January 15, 2026 06:47 UTC