This incident comes a week after fatal ICE shooting in the same city.

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a person in the leg during an attempted arrest.

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The ICE agent fired his weapon after an undocumented immigrant allegedly violently assaulted the officer while resisting arrest. The incident occurred in downtown Minneapolis, the same Minnesota city where an ICE agent shot and killed Renne Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, one week ago.

The injured migrant first attempted to evade arrest by fleeing in a car, which crashed into another parked vehicle, and then continued to flee on foot, the DHS stated.

When the ICE agent tried to apprehend him, the individual resisted and “violently assaulted” the officer, while two additional people emerged from a nearby apartment and also attacked the agent with a snow shovel and a broom handle.

“Fearing for his life and safety while being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to protect his life. The initial subject was wounded in the leg,” the Department of Homeland Security said.

According to local television reports, the wounded person is a Venezuelan national, but that information has not yet been confirmed by authorities. Currently, both the officer and the person who was shot are hospitalized.

The scene of the attack is filled with protesters demanding the identification of the ICE agent who fired his weapon during the operation, while dozens of federal agents are attempting to secure the area.

On Jan. 7, Good died after being shot by an ICE agent in the same city, triggering thousands of protests nationwide and straining relations between local authorities and the administration of President Donald Trump, who has openly defended the actions of the agents.

During the first year of Trump’s term, ICE intensified its arrest and deportation operations, recording several shooting incidents that left people dead and injured, prompting criticism over the use of lethal force and protests in cities across the country.

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Source: EFE

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