Chaos erupted on the streets of Minneapolis on Wednesday as federal immigration enforcement agents were forced to deploy non-lethal munitions to disperse a hostile crowd of agitators after ICE fatally shot a rioter who attempted to run over agents in Minneapolis.
According to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the incident began while federal agents were conducting “targeted enforcement operations” in the neighborhood as part of a massive surge of 2,000 federal officers into the Twin Cities area.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin stated that a group of “rioters” had begun blocking ICE officers. The agency alleges that one individual—identified by local sources as a 37-year-old U.S. citizen—”weaponized her vehicle” in a deliberate attempt to kill federal agents.
“An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement, and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots,” the DHS statement read. “The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased.”
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem later characterized the driver’s actions as an act of “domestic terrorism.”
As news of the shooting spread, hundreds of demonstrators descended on the area. Tensions boiled over into physical confrontations, with federal agents deploying pepper spray, flash-bangs, and paintballs to push back crowds.
By midday, the neighborhood had effectively become a standoff zone.
Chaos in the streets of Minneapolis.
Rioters chased police away. pic.twitter.com/EXRGLXwh1y— JLR© (@JLRINVESTIGATES) January 7, 2026
WILD LEFT-WING MOB ATTACKS FEDERAL AGENTS AFTER SHOOTING IN MINNESOTA
Minneapolis just turned into chaos after an anti-ICE agitator got shot and leftist rioters exploded on the streets.
Crowds started chasing and harassing federal agents, throwing stuff and screaming “Nazi,… https://t.co/uOAYJlYWhF pic.twitter.com/ZFPoeEMc11
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 7, 2026
BREAKING: Video shows chaos in Minnesota after an ICE-involved shooting.pic.twitter.com/pf5pCz8u0S
— Jackson Hinkle (@jacksonhinklle) January 7, 2026
A video circulating online, captured by X user Dymanh Chhoun, shows an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) firing a pepperball round directly into the face of a rioter, who allegedly tried to grab the gun from the agent.
Chhoun wrote: “Happening right now in South Minneapolis near Portland Avenue and 34th Street, people are protesting a shooting that occurred earlier today.”
WATCH:
BREAKING: THUGS AND COMRADES ARE TRYING TO AMBUSH ICE AGENTS AFTER THEY WERE ATTACKED!
SEND IN THE MOTHERFUCKlNG MARINES AND LINE THESE FUCKERS UP FOR THEIR MUGSHOTS.
THIS MUST STOP AND IT MUST STOP NOW!!! pic.twitter.com/WGVP2IVq3K
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 7, 2026
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