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

Thousands have been arrested since Operation Metro Surge began in December.

Tensions continued over the weekend in Minneapolis, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement, following the second shooting there in about a week involving a federal officer.

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

That incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7. DHS officials said Good was allegedly attempting to run over law enforcement officers when an ICE officer fatally shot her -- a claim that local officials have disputed.

Jan 15, 2026, 5:00 PM EST

2 children hospitalized after fed agents deployed tear gas: Minneapolis officials

Two children, including one who was 6-months-old, were hospitalized last night after federal agents deployed tear gas during Wednesday night's protests, according to the Minneapolis Office of Community Safety.

The infant was inside a vehicle that was hit by tear gas and began to experience "breathing difficulties," according to the agency.

A member of federal law enforcement walks through tear gas after using the chemical on community members in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 14, 2026.
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"The family moved the infant into a nearby home. Reports also stated that the baby had stopped breathing," the agency said in a statement.

"Firefighters and Minneapolis Police officers worked through the crowds in the area to reach the home. Once on scene, they assessed the infant and confirmed that the infant was breathing and stable, but serious condition," the Minneapolis Office of Community Safety added.

The infant and another child, whose age was not released, were transported to a hospital for further evaluation. Details about their conditions weren't immediately available.

-ABC News' Matt Foster

Jan 15, 2026, 5:01 PM EST

Renee Good family attorney talks about family's politics

Amid reports that Good’s father Tim Ganger is a supporter of Trump, attorney Atonio Romanucci told ABC News that some in Good’s family voted for the Trump administration during the 2024 elections, but said that after her death her family is “united as to what happened against Renee.”

"In the last election, some of her family voted in for this administration, but despite that, they are united now that this killing was wrong and they all want redress and accountability,” he said.

Undated photo of Renee Good provided by the law firm retained by her family.
Romanucci & Blandin

The attorney would not comment on why Good was protesting ICE activity but said that when the surge in federal agents took place she was "concerned" about what was going on.

Romanucci stressed that the family wants Minneapolis citizens to stay peaceful as they protest.

"They don't want to see violence because that's not Renee. Renee was not violent. Renee was good. That's what this whole mantra is. She was a good person, and so we don't want to see anything that resembles any destruction or violence,” he said.

-ABC News' Deena Zaru

Jan 15, 2026, 5:09 PM EST

Good family attorney says it's 'premature' for federal officials to say shooting was justified

Antonio Romanucci, the attorney who represents the family of Renee Good, told ABC News in a Zoom interview on Thursday that it’s “premature” for federal officials to claim that Good’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent was justified.

“There is no doubt that for any federal or government officials to say that they know what happened here and to reach a conclusion without any evidence when nobody really has it is certainly premature," he said.

Romanucci called on the FBI to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies.

"By allowing a parallel investigation without impeding it, that would be the road to transparency," he said.


-ABC News' Deena Zaru

Jan 15, 2026, 2:25 PM EST

Walz to Trump 'Let's turn the temperature down'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted an appeal to President Donald Trump on social media Thursday.

"Let's turn the temperature down. Stop this campaign of retribution. This is not who we are," he said in the post.

Gov. Tim Walz responds to a question from the news media during a press conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 6, 2026.
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Walz also appealed to Minnesotans.

"I know this is scary. We can – we must – speak out loudly, urgently, but also peacefully. We cannot fan the flames of chaos. That's what he wants," he said.

-ABC News' Faith Abubey

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