Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during arrest in Minneapolis: Officials

A national serviceman changeable a idiosyncratic successful the limb successful Minneapolis aft being attacked during an apprehension Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said successful a statement.

Federal instrumentality enforcement officers were "conducting a targeted postulation stop" astatine astir 6:50 p.m. section clip involving a antheral from Venezuela who DHS said entered the state illegally successful 2022.

The idiosyncratic drove distant and crashed into a parked car earlier taking disconnected connected foot, DHS said.

After officers reached the person, 2 different radical arrived from a adjacent flat and each 3 started attacking the officer, according to DHS.

"Fearing for his beingness and information arsenic helium was being ambushed by 3 individuals, the serviceman fired a antiaircraft changeable to support his life," DHS said.

The 2 radical who came retired of the flat are successful custody, it said.

A ample radical of officers wearing state masks fired teardrop state into a assemblage gathered astatine a northbound Minneapolis intersection adjacent wherever Wednesday's shooting took place.

City officials said earlier they were alert of reports of a shooting progressive national instrumentality enforcement.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.