Federal officer shoots man in leg after ‘ambush’ in Minneapolis, DHS says
A federal officer shot a Venezuelan man this evening in Minneapolis after what was described as an “ambush," the Department of Homeland Security said.
The officer had been conducting a targeted traffic stop at 6:50 p.m. local time when the man left in a vehicle, which crashed into a parked car, and then fled on foot, the department said in a statement.
As the officer pursued the man, who the department said was in the country illegally, he assaulted the officer, according to the statement.
During that struggle, two people came out of an apartment and attacked the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle, according to the statement.
The man got loose and also began attacking the officer with a shovel or broom stick, the department said.
“Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life,” the department said, adding that the man officers had been chasing was shot in the leg.
All three men barricaded themselves in the apartment but were taken into custody, according to the statement.
Both the man who was shot and the officer were hospitalized, the department said. Additional details about the incident were not immediately available.
Is this the same guy who was shot while running unarmed? The shovel story sounds like bs
I assume they shot the victim in the *back* of the leg.
I was ambushed with a shovel and a broomstick and I was in fear for my life.
Come. The. Fuck. On. I think ICE is so far up its own and ass and so far beyond giving a fuck - they don’t care if what they say sounds ridiculous and odd.
“I fear for my life” is the American Nazi’s incantation they must chant before they start killing innocents
That southpark bit comes to mind
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
They get off on spewing obvious bullshit and seeing “journalists” proclaim that it is their sacred duty to credulously regurgitate everything they say verbatim and run interference for them. Nobody actually believes this shit, at most it’s a loyalty test for the fash hordes
Well yeah they’re a bloodthirsty rightwing militia being legitimized and used by the state for crimes against humanity like the fucking Derliwanger Brigade. They aren’t known for intelligence or creativity. They’re just gonna use Travon Martin excuses.
According to the video going around, he was shot in the leg at home, through the door, with children present.