Federal officer shoots man in Minneapolis after being 'ambushed' during arrest

A federal officer shot a person in the leg during an arrest in north Minneapolis after officials said the officer was attacked; two people from a nearby apartment are in custody and a federal judge has given the Justice Department until Monday to respond in a related court request.

A federal officer shot a person in the leg in north Minneapolis during an arrest attempt, federal officials reported. The Department of Homeland Security said officers had stopped a person who had entered from Venezuela and was in the U.S. illegally; that person drove away, crashed into a parked car and then fled on foot. DHS said that after officers reached the person, two others came from a nearby apartment and all three attacked the officer, who fired one defensive shot. The incident occurred about 7 kilometres north of where an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good earlier this month. Reported facts: - DHS said the officer was attacked and fired a single defensive shot; two people who emerged from the nearby apartment are in custody. - Minneapolis officials reported the person shot was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening leg injury. - Officers wearing gas masks deployed tear gas into a nearby crowd; protests and clashes have continued in the area since the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good. - A federal judge has given the U.S. Justice Department until Monday to respond to a request related to suspending the current federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Summary: The shooting comes amid heightened tensions in Minneapolis linked to recent federal immigration operations and the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good. The immediate legal process continues, with the Justice Department set to file a response by the judge’s Monday deadline; other court decisions connected to tactics used by federal officers may follow.