LIVE: Federal agent shoots man in leg, protest forms in north Minneapolis
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Key Points:
- A man was shot in the leg by a federal immigration enforcement agent during a targeted traffic stop in Minneapolis, resulting in a tense and chaotic scene with protests and a heavy law enforcement presence.
- The Department of Homeland Security reported that the man fled a traffic stop, crashed his vehicle, and was involved in a physical struggle with agents, during which two others attacked an officer, prompting the officer to fire in self-defense.
- The injured man and the officer are hospitalized, and two other individuals are in custody; protests erupted with at least 100 people on site, leading to the use of pepper spray, pepper balls, and flash bangs by authorities.
- Minneapolis city officials condemned the federal agents' actions, demanded ICE leave the city and state, and
