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Federal Agent Involved in Minneapolis Shooting Was Dragged by Suspect in 2025 Incident
Minneapolis – The federal agent involved in a shooting in Minneapolis on Friday that left a woman dead had been seriously injured in a separate incident last year, according to officials. Homeland Security Secretary alejandro Mayorkas praised law enforcement and said the agent deserved “a debt of gratitude.”
Mayorkas said the same agent had been dragged by a car in June 2025 and suffered injuries that required 33 stitches. this matches a case in Bloomington, Minnesota, where a man living in the country illegally attempted to flee while ICE agents were attempting to arrest him, dragging an officer approximately 100 yards (91 meters).
The officer was identified in court records as Jonathan Ross. prosecutors stated Ross suffered wounds to his arm and hand that required 33 stitches to close. The driver,Victor Hugo Valdez-Perez,was convicted in November 2025 of assaulting a federal officer. https://www.startribune.com/bloomington-man-convicted-of-assaulting-ice-agent-during-2025-arrest-attempt/600323491/ DHS declined to identify the agent involved in the recent shooting.
Meanwhile, more details emerged about the woman killed, Leneal Lakisha Frazier, who had a 15-year-old daughter and two sons aged 12 and 6, according to the Washington Post. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-woman-shot-ice-agent-identified-leneal-frazier-rcna92616
Michelle Gross, president of the Minnesota-based Community United Against Police Brutality and a paralegal for the National Lawyers Guild, told Reuters she knew Frazier and of her involvement as one of hundreds of community members taking part in neighborhood “observer” patrols, and “had been doing that” when she was killed.
Gross disputed assertions by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem that Frazier “had been stalking and impeding” agents’ work all day.
“There was absolutely no justification for deadly force,” Gross said. “People are just exercising their First Amendment right to videotape police.”
What remains very much in dispute among federal and state officials is what happened in the moments leading up to the killing of Frazier.
bystander videos show two masked officers approaching Frazier’s car, which was stopped at a perpendicular angle on a Minneapolis street. As one officer ordered Frazier out of the car and grabbed at her door handle, the car briefly reversed and then began driving forward, turning to the right.
A third officer drew his gun and fired three times while jumping back, with the last shots aimed through the driver’s window after the car’s bumper appeared to have passed by his body.
It was unclear from the video whether the car came into contact with the officer, who stayed on his feet and could be seen walking after the incident. Former President Donald Trump said on social media that the woman “ran over the ICE Officer.” This claim is disputed by video evidence and witness accounts.
Note: This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.
Key Changes and Corrections Made:
* Corrected Driver’s Name: The driver who dragged Officer Ross was identified as Victor Hugo Valdez-Perez, not simply “a migrant living in the country illegally.”
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