Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Over 3,000 arrested in Minnesota, DHS says

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey needed to be stopped from "terrorism," as he accused both of "encouraging violence" amid ongoing protests over federal officer-involved shootings and immigration operations.

"Minnesota insurrection is a direct result of a FAILED governor and a TERRIBLE mayor encouraging violence against law enforcement," Blanche said on Wednesday on social media. "It's disgusting."

He added, "Walz and Frey - I’m focused on stopping YOU from your terrorism by whatever means necessary. This is not a threat. It’s a promise."

Walz and Frey both released statements on Wednesday that in part urged protesters to remain peaceful.

The "situation" in Minneapolis is "not sustainable," Mayor Jacob Frey said, as protests continued following the second shooting in about a week in the city involving a federal officer.

The Department of Homeland Security said an officer shot a person in the leg on Wednesday after the person was alleged to have attacked the officer. Both the officer and the person who was shot were taken to the hospital, DHS officials said.

"No matter what led up to this incident, the situation we are seeing in our city is not sustainable," Frey said on social media on Wednesday evening.

He added that there were 600 Minneapolis Police Department officers working to "keep our streets safe" as the protests continued. About 3,000 federal officers had been dispatched to Minnesota, he said.

"America, this is not the path we can be on," Frey said. "I have seen conduct from ICE that is intolerable. And for anyone taking the bait tonight, stop. It is not helpful. We cannot respond to Donald Trump’s chaos with our own chaos."

Frey's statement echoed a message posted moments earlier by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who said he was urging protesters to not give President Donald Trump "what he wants" by bringing violence to the streets.

Walz said state investigators were at the scene of Wednesday's shooting in North Minneapolis.

Editor's note: This post was updated to correct the affiliation of the officer in the second recent shooting in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis officials said a crowd has gathered at the scene of a second shooting in a week in the city involving federal immigration officers.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the crowd amounted to an "unlawful assembly" and some people were throwing fireworks and rocks at officers.

"People need to leave. This is already a very tense situation and we do not need this to escalate any further," O'Hara told reporters at a news conference Wednesday night.

The Department of Homeland Security said a federal law enforcement officer shot a man who they said fled a "targeted" traffic stop and then attacked the officer. DHS also said two other people assaulted the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle.

"There's still a lot that we don't know at this time," Mayor Jacob Frey said. "But what I can tell you for certain is that this is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation that our city is being put in."

ICE agents and Border Patrol are "creating chaos," in the city, Frey said, adding, "I've seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting and is intolerable. If it were your city, it would be unacceptable there too."

 The mayor called on residents to protest peacefully. 

 "And for anyone that is taking the bait tonight -- stop," he said. "That is not helpful. Go home. We cannot counter Donald Trump's chaos with our own brand of chaos."

The police chief said the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI are on the scene to investigate the shooting.

"Preliminary information indicates that there was a struggle with a federal agent" in front of a residence on 24th Avenue North, O'Hara said. "During the struggle, the federal agent discharged his weapon, striking one adult male."

He said it was believed the man's gunshot wound was not life-threatening.

The Department of Homeland Security said a federal law enforcement officer shot a person in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, who they say had fled a traffic stop and then, along with two other people, began attacking the officer.

"Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life," DHS said in a statement on social media. "The initial subject was hit in the leg."

Both the officer and the person who was shot were taken to the hospital, DHS said.

DHS said federal law enforcement officers were conducting a "targeted traffic stop" Wednesday evening at 6:50 p.m. local time. The DHS statement identified the person being stopped as "an illegal alien from Venezuela."

DHS said the person took off in his car, crashed into a parked car and then fled on foot.

When the officer caught up to the person, "the subject began to resist and violently assault the officer," DHS said in the statement. "While the subject and law enforcement were in a struggle on the ground, two subjects came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle."

The statement added: "As the officer was being ambushed and attacked by the two individuals, the original subject got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick."

After the officer fired, the three people ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside, DHS claimed in the statement.

It's unclear from the statement when and how an arrest was made, but DHS said both of the two people it alleges attacked the officer were taken into custody.