In Minneapolis, demonstrators took to vandalism, leaving a vehicle, thought to belong to federal officers, defaced with menacing anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) graffiti. This incident unfolded amidst unrest on Wednesday, as captured in video footage.

The chaos followed an announcement by the Department of Homeland Security, revealing that an ICE agent had shot a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg. The shooting reportedly occurred after the immigrant allegedly attacked the agent with a shovel during an ambush.

Footage shows a protester using red paint to scrawl “Only good agent is a dead one” across the vehicle’s side. It seems the vehicle was unoccupied during the act of vandalism.

A car remains visibly damaged after rioters broke in and covered it with anti-ICE graffiti during the upheaval in Minneapolis.

Another expletive-laden message targeting ICE was also spray-painted on the vehicle. The driver’s window was shattered, and the vehicle’s exterior bore significant damage, including ripped panels and dangling materials.

“This is what you get when you come to Minneapolis,” one man can be heard saying as the vandal defaces the vehicle. At least two other vehicles were damaged. 

Scores of demonstrators gathered at the scene, shouting expletives at federal agents and demanding they leave the city, the Minnesota Reformer reported. As tensions escalated, federal agents deployed tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd, while some protesters shot fireworks and other projectiles toward law enforcement during the chaos.

An agitator spray-paints a car in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The area was under attack by agitators following an ICE-involved shooting during a traffic stop. (Jamie Vera/Fox News)

According to the outlet, at least two people were detained after fireworks were thrown. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the crowd crossed the line into an unlawful assembly, prompting assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. Mayor Jacob Frey renewed his call for residents to remain peaceful and not “take the bait.”

During the earlier shooting incident, DHS said the agent fired after fearing for his life during a physical struggle in which the suspect, an illegal alien from Venezuela, resisted arrest and assaulted the officer.

DHS said federal officers were conducting a targeted traffic stop in Minneapolis around 6:50 p.m. when the suspect fled in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car and ran on foot. An officer caught up to the suspect, who continued to resist arrest and assault the officer, according to DHS.

A damaged SUV in the northeastern section of Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. At least three vehicles were damaged. (Jamie Vera/Fox News)

During the struggle, two additional individuals allegedly joined in, attacking the officer with a snow shovel and broom handle. DHS said the agent, fearing for his life while being attacked by three people, fired a defensive shot, striking the suspect in the leg.

Scenes of vandalism Wednesday in Minneapolis, where agitators can be seen vandalizing a car. (Jamie Vera/Fox News)

All three individuals fled into an apartment and barricaded themselves before being taken into custody. The officer and the suspect were transported to the hospital, DHS said.

Authorities said the man’s injuries were not life-threatening.

Anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis have escalated in recent days following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good last week during a federal immigration enforcement operation.