{"id":2537079,"date":"2026-01-14T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-officer-shoots-illegal-venezuelan-immigrant-in-minneapolis-dhs-says\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:15:46","slug":"federal-officer-shoots-illegal-venezuelan-immigrant-in-minneapolis-dhs-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-officer-shoots-illegal-venezuelan-immigrant-in-minneapolis-dhs-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal officer shoots illegal Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis, DHS says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-officer-shoots-illegal-venezuelan-immigrant-in-minneapolis-dhs-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2537079&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal law enforcement officer shot an undocumented Venezuelan man in Minneapolis during a targeted traffic stop Wednesday night, teh Department of Homeland Security said. According to DHS, the suspect fled, then resisted and violently assaulted the officer; two other people joined the attack using a snow shovel and a broomstick. the officer fired a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agents-opened-fire-in-chicago-as-10-cars-boxed-them-in-shot-armed-cbp-stalker\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Agents Opened Fire in Chicago as 10 Cars Boxed Them in, Shot Armed CBP Stalker\">defensive shot<\/a> that struck the initial suspect in the leg; both the officer and the suspect were hospitalized, and the two additional attackers are in custody. City officials said they were aware of reports of a shooting in North Minneapolis. The incident occurred one week after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in the same city, an event that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-of-ahmaud-arberys-death-prompts-challenges-in-jury-selection-for-high-profile-murder-trial-in-ga\/\" title=\"Viral video of Ahmaud Arbery\u2019s death prompts challenges in jury selection for high-profile murder trial in Ga.\">prompted nationwide protests<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal officer shoots illegal Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis, DHS says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2472625\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal law enforcement officer shot an illegal Venezuelan immigrant in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>DHS said the officer on Wednesday night was &ldquo;conducting a targeted traffic stop&rdquo; when the shooting victim fled the scene, then &ldquo;began to resist and violently assault the officer&rdquo; while two other subjects joined in the attack using a snow shovel and broomstick. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4418658\/ice-officer-killed-renee-good-sustained-internal-bleeding-dhs\/\">ICE officer who killed Renee Good sustained internal bleeding after being hit by her vehicle: DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4418445\/doj-says-no-basis-civil-rights-investigation-minneapolis-ice-shooting\/\">DOJ says &lsquo;no basis&rsquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-announces-investigation-into-andrew-brown-jr-shooting\/\" title=\"FBI Announces Investigation Into Andrew Brown Jr. ...\">civil rights investigation<\/a> of Minneapolis ICE shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4417563\/rand-paul-pam-bondi-criminal-referral-fauci-inactive\/\">Rand Paul says Pam Bondi &#8216;still&#8217; hasn&#8217;t acted on his criminal referral of Fauci<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>DHS said the officer then &ldquo;fired a defensive shot to defend his life,&rdquo; striking the initial suspect, who DHS said &ldquo;got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick,&rdquo; in the leg.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The attacked officer and subject are both in the hospital. Both attackers are in custody,&rdquo; DHS said in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2011632198000976086?s=20\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4418969\/renee-good-family-hires-george-floyd-attorney-one-week-after-ice-shooting\/\">FAMILY OF RENEE GOOD HIRES GEORGE FLOYD ATTORNEY ONE WEEK AFTER ICE SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis city officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityMinneapolis\/status\/2011615337444155561?s=20\">posted on X<\/a> that they were &ldquo;aware of reports of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shooting involving federal law enforcement<\/a> in North Minneapolis&rdquo; just before 9 p.m. and &ldquo;working to confirm additional details.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The shooting comes one week after an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officer fatally shot Renee Good in the same city, sparking <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4412145\/walz-national-guard-law-enforcement-ice-protests\/\">protests<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal agent shoots Venezuelan migrant in Minneapolis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2537080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26015083750750.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55338,57034,49347,62133,70964],"class_list":["post-2537079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dhs-investigation","tag-federal-officer","tag-immigration-enforcement","tag-minneapolis-shooting","tag-venezuelan-immigrant"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26015083750750.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2537079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2537083,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537079\/revisions\/2537083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2537080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2537079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2537079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2537079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}