{"id":333630,"date":"2026-01-24T20:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/homeland-security-assistant-secretary-claims-rioters-bit-off-agents-finger-in-minnesota"},"modified":"2026-01-24T20:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:14:07","slug":"homeland-security-assistant-secretary-claims-rioters-bit-off-agents-finger-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/homeland-security-assistant-secretary-claims-rioters-bit-off-agents-finger-in-minnesota","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Safety Assistant Secretary Claims Rioters Bit Off Agent&#8217;s Finger in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Minnesota Shooting<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Asst. Secretary of Homeland Shares Pic of Severed Finger &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Says &#8216;Rioters&#8217; Bit It Off Agent<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-24T16:45:39-08:00\"><br \/>\n               January 24, 2026<br \/>\n              4:45 PM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-663b703614c5bcb20d039d464266b0db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-663b703614c5bcb20d039d464266b0db--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30a13a24d2032fff2aa809fe0b6af196\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A Homeland Security Investigation officer&#8217;s finger was bitten off by Minneapolis rioters, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security says &#8230; and, she shared a picture to prove it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30a13a24d2032fff2aa809fe0b6af196--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5361e4a8060bfa0b33eee01444e580da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Asst. Sec. <strong>Tricia McClaughlin<\/strong> shared photos of an agent&#8217;s bloody hand Saturday shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alex-pretti\/\"><strong>Alex Pretti<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s death at the hands of a DHS agent &#8230; followed by a photo which appears to show the tip of his finger in a plastic jar.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5361e4a8060bfa0b33eee01444e580da--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e2227ce3195089c22dd3ec8e4c413edf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260124_b1d8dc8f4d03400795e740b114866638\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dedeed43-cf52-466e-a2a8-a94c375f08b6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"assistant secretary\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b1\/4by3\/2026\/01\/24\/b1d8dc8f4d03400795e740b114866638_md.jpg\" alt=\"hsi officer finger x SUB\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e2227ce3195089c22dd3ec8e4c413edf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a30fb7c99dd7851c9061785aaac13869\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>These photos are intense, so click on them at your own risk &#8230; but it&#8217;s a gruesome and bloody scene &#8212; which McClaughlin writes was caused by &#8220;rioters&#8221; at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a30fb7c99dd7851c9061785aaac13869--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e9b68cc57d93f12ee3a6c48e1023dc79\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>McClaughlin says the agent will lose the finger &#8230; and, she also shares photos of the two alleged rioters who DHS is claiming were involved in the incident. They have not yet released their names or revealed which one actually bit the digit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e9b68cc57d93f12ee3a6c48e1023dc79--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-13f088a669d1b114a9b6ee3208f3f6ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260124_92ec7f828715431eb67fcde9412b5f58\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dedeed43-cf52-466e-a2a8-a94c375f08b6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/4by3\/2026\/01\/24\/92ec7f828715431eb67fcde9412b5f58_md.jpg\" alt=\"HSI officer finger bitten off suspects sub split x\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-13f088a669d1b114a9b6ee3208f3f6ac--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9ac93c70483eefa82f96e6eacfe1a995\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; protests have been persistent in the city and state over the last few weeks amid the heightened presence of ICE and Border Patrol agents in the state.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9ac93c70483eefa82f96e6eacfe1a995--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a1a8f3e7f0fa84bab28758b477dab7a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Protesters came out in force early Saturday after the shooting &#8230; despite freezing temperatures. Police broke up early protests using tear gas, but people are still gathering and likely will be all night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a1a8f3e7f0fa84bab28758b477dab7a0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b0673678d25c63fcb80da07efb291aaf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-8a93dc66-b349-45a9-b3e4-f769b7759a3c-1694837555-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-8a93dc66-b349-45a9-b3e4-f769b7759a3c-1694837555-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/16by9\/2026\/01\/24\/eb47e44ed9cc46858f8a4ff063a309b9_md.png\" alt=\"012426_minneapolis_shooting_aftermath_kal_AP\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b0673678d25c63fcb80da07efb291aaf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-21419b4fd37aea150da8b41b2bc85146\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>DHS officials have said Pretti was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/24\/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents\/\"><strong>shot<\/strong><\/a> after he approached agents with a firearm &#8230; though they haven&#8217;t said if he brandished it at the officers. DHS Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kristi-noem\/\"><strong>Kristi Noem<\/strong><\/a> has already labeled Pretti a domestic terrorist.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-21419b4fd37aea150da8b41b2bc85146--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3bed15b5bea41190cf6e0ee4a6aed12e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tim-walz\/\"><strong>Tim Walz<\/strong><\/a> has called in the National Guard to deescalate the situation. He says he plans to bill the federal government for their deployment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3bed15b5bea41190cf6e0ee4a6aed12e--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/24\/homeland-agent-finger-bitten-off-minneapolis-photos\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Shooting Asst. 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