Posted on 01/24/2026 6:50:37 PM PST by Morgana
In a disturbing incident amid ongoing anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer had his finger bitten off by a rioter, according to a post from Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.
McLaughlin shared graphic photos on X, showing the injured officer sitting in a vehicle, his uniform caked in mud, as a gloved hand tends to his mangled finger.
One image shows the severed fingertip, bloodied and raw, and another shows it preserved in a small plastic container, presumably for medical evaluation.
McLaughlin confirmed that the officer will lose the finger.
Additional photos show individuals alleged to be involved in the biting incident. Their identities and roles in the attack are unclear at the time of publishing.
“In Minneapolis, these rioters attacked our law enforcement officer and one of them bit off our HSI officer’s finger. He will lose his finger,” McLaughlin wrote.
GRAPHIC WARNING:
Image showing aftermath of a violent altercation in Minneapolis, including a law enforcement officer with a severed finger and rioters involved in the incident.
The attack comes amid riots in Minneapolis after federal agents were involved in the fatal shooting of an armed agitator who was confronting them on Saturday morning.
The Department of Homeland Security’s statement about the shooting read in full:
“At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here.
The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.
Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID—this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.
About 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.
This situation is evolving, and more information is forthcoming.”
The mayhem is still unfolding in Minneapolis, as hundreds of protesters descended on the area of the shooting and are ignoring dispersal orders.
Democrat leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz, have condemned ICE and demanded their removal from the city — but are not stopping the violent agitators.
One can never tell with these people.
OMG. These libs. act like jihadists
An eye for an eye...
Crazy leftist ARE jihadists and Marxist socialism is their religion.
Now the street zombies are trying to eat ICE agents.
These people are really horrible people.
I’m with you on this one.
Pronto.
Obviously.
I couldn’t agree more.
MarQ
Thank you. this is exactly mayhem.
I think the perp was shot dead, a Mr. Pretti.
“They need to ID the rabid biter.”
I think they did, and he’s dirt napping now.
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