{"id":1548,"date":"2026-01-25T10:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2026-01-25T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:43:02","slug":"officer-will-lose-finger-after-unhinged-minnesota-rioters-bite-him-during-protests-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1548","title":{"rendered":"Officer \u2018will lose finger\u2019 after unhinged Minnesota rioters bite him during protests: DHS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chaos erupted in Minneapolis Saturday after hundreds of protesters faced off against federal agents in the wake of the\u00a0fatal shooting of an armed man<\/a>\u00a0who allegedly tried to intervene in the arrest of a criminal migrant.<\/p>\n

One Homeland Security agent even lost a finger in the violence, according to DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who posted photos of a sobbing demonstrator \u2014\u00a0and the bloody, severed digit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Minneapolis, these rioters attacked our law enforcement officer and one of them bit off our HSI officer\u2019s finger,\u201d she posted on X, adding, \u201cHe will lose his finger.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Minnesota State Trooper in a gas mask and yellow high-visibility jacket holds onto an armored vehicle amidst smoke.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tensions flared as law enforcement tried to secure the area around West 26th Street and Nicollet Ave in South Minneapolis Saturday morning \u2014 where Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed.<\/p>\n

Protesters\u00a0flooded the streets<\/a>\u00a0jeering at masked agents, with some blowing loud whistles \u2013 while federal forces fired repeated volleys of tear gas trying to disperse the crowds.<\/p>\n

Rioters tossed trash cans atop an armored vehicle and other projectiles, while screaming, \u201cF- \u2013 k you!\u201d at armed officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 200 rioters arrived at the scene and began to obstruct and assault law enforcement on the scene, crowd control measures were deployed for the safety of the public and law enforcement,\u201d the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement after the incident.<\/p>\n

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Federal agents advance through tear gas, one launching a tear gas canister.AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thick smoke rises from dumpsters during clashes between federal agents and community members in Minneapolis.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said an officer lost a finger due to the violence in the protests in Minneapolis.Tricia McLaughlin\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Minnesota\u00a0Gov. Tim Walz called in the National Guard<\/a>\u00a0to help secure the Whipple Federal Building, which has been used by immigration authorities as a detention center, \u201cdue to the potential for continuing and growing conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that there\u2019s a lot of anger and a lot of questions around what has happened, but we need people to remain peaceful. In the area, we have an unlawful assembly at this time,\u201d said Minneapolis Police Chief O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n

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Protesters flooded the streets, creating chaos.Tricia McLaughlin\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pretti, 37, died at the scene after authorities alleged he brandished a weapon as they attempted to arrest Jose Huerta-Chuma, whose criminal record includes domestic violence, DHS said.<\/p>\n

As the dramatic events unfolded on streets that include boutique donut shops and ethnic restaurants, one protester carried an upside down American flag.<\/p>\n

Federal agents, many wearing gas masks, struggled to secure police tape that had gotten ripped down intersections near the site of the shooting, as they sought to impose order block-by-block.<\/p>\n

President Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz traded barbs, with Trump using Truth Social to accuse Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of \u201cinciting insurrection with their pompous, dangerous and arrogant rhetoric!\u201dWalz blamed the feds for stoking tensions.<\/p>\n

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Rioters also threw trash cans at vehicles while yelling obscenities to armed officers.Tricia McLaughlin\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe know that the potential to further inflame tensions is high. And to Minnesotans, there\u2019s a difference. We want calm and peace and normalcy back to our lives. They want chaos,\u201d he said. He called on Trump to \u201cremove this force from Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that there\u2019s a lot of anger and a lot of questions around what has happened, but we need people to remain peaceful. In the area, we have an unlawful assembly at this time,\u201d said Minneapolis Police Chief O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n

The Hennepin County Sheriff, Dawanna Witt, asked the National Guard for help securing the Whipple Federal Building \u201c \u201cdue to the potential for continuing and growing conflict related to today\u2019s federal agent-involved shooting.\u201dWalz confirmed he had activated Guard forces in response.<\/p>\n

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