A live news broadcast in Minneapolis was forced off the air this week after federal agents deployed chemical irritants, leaving a television reporter choking and unable to continue their report.
The incident, captured during a surge of protests against Operation Metro Surge, shows the reporter succumbing to what is believed to be CS gas or pepper spray fired by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to disperse crowds. This tactical escalation follows the fatal 7 January shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, a tragedy that has turned the Twin Cities into a flashpoint of civil unrest.
