Anothershooting involving a federal officerinflamed tensions in Minneapolis, about a week after an ICE agent shot and killedRenee Nicole Goodamid militarized immigration enforcement operations ordered by PresidentDonald Trump.
The latest incident unfolded in a north Minneapolis neighborhood on Wednesday evening during a struggle outside a residence, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. A man, whom the Department of Homeland Security said is a Venezuelan national living in the United States without authorization, was shot in the leg.
The agency described the incident as an "ambush," saying that the man drove away during a "targeted traffic stop" and crashed into a parked vehicle before taking off on foot. After one of the federal officers attempted to apprehend the man, two other people arrived from a nearby apartment, and all three started attacking the officer, according to DHS.
"Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots," Homeland Security said in a statement. The officer and the man were hospitalized, while the two people involved in the assault were taken into custody.
The shooting followed days of chaotic clashes in Minneapolis while heavily armed federal agents stopped people in the streets. Since the fatal shooting of Good, a 37-year-old mother of three,demonstrations against the Trump administrationand federal immigration enforcement actions have erupted across the country.
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'This is not sustainable,' Minneapolis mayor says after shooting
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey renewed his call for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave the city after a federal officer shot a man in the leg. He noted that the incident was the second shooting to occur in Minneapolis in a week, which has prompted public outrage and days of unrest in the city.
"This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in," Frey said during a news conference Wednesday night. "And at the same time, we are trying to find a way forward to keep people safe, to protect our neighbors, to maintain order."
The mayor said residents have been asking a "very limited number" of local police officers to "fight ICE agents on the streets, to stand by their neighbors."
"We cannot be at a place right now in America where we have two governmental entities that are literally fighting one another," Frey said, noting that the city only had about 600 officers while there were about 3,000 federal immigration agents in the area.
Federal immigration agents 'creating chaos,' mayor says
Frey said the presence of federal immigration agents throughout the city and across the state is "creating chaos." Though the mayor reiterated his criticism over immigration enforcement operations, he also condemned hostile protests in the city and urged people to go home.
"I've seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting and is intolerable. If It were your city, it would be unacceptable there, too," he said during Wednesday's news conference.
Local media outlets reported that hundreds of protesters gathered near the shooting scene on Wednesday night, clashing with federal officers as they deployed gas and rubber-coated bullets. While the mayor praised peaceful protesters, he urged residents to remain calm and discouraged violent demonstrations.
"We cannot counterDonald Trump's chaos with our own brand of chaos," Frey added. "And I have seen thousands of people throughout our city peacefully protesting. For those that have peacefully protested, I applaud you. For those that are taking the bait, you are not helping, and you are not helping the undocumented immigrants in our city."
Contributing: Reuters
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Tensions flare after one shot
