St. Paul police say that a federal agent was struck by a vehicle Sunday morning and fired their weapon in response. The driver was not injured in the shooting and was taken into custody by federal agents.
The federal agent who was hit by the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
About 8:30 a.m. Sunday, St. Paul police officers received a report of shots fired on the 1300 block of Westminster Street, according to a press release from the police department.
When officers arrived, they were informed that a federal agent had been involved in a use-of-force incident.
Preliminary information given to officers was that the federal agent “was struck by a vehicle and
fired their service weapon in return.”
No St. Paul police officers were involved in the arrest or use of force.
The department referred all questions about Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations to those agencies.
The agencies did not respond to emails from the Pioneer Press on Sunday morning.
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