Dueling accounts of ICE shooting of Venezuelan migrant in Minneapolis
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Key Points:
- A Venezuelan migrant, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, was shot in the leg by an ICE officer in north Minneapolis after allegedly fleeing from federal agents and resisting arrest, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- Cell phone footage and a 911 call suggest the migrant was chased and shot in front of his family, highlighting conflicting accounts of the incident.
- The shooting has intensified protests and clashes in Minneapolis, where federal agents recently deployed chemical agents on demonstrators, and vandals targeted a federal official's car, leading to a $100,000 FBI reward for stolen government property.
- FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of a suspect with a violent criminal history linked to the Latin Kings gang,
