Minneapolis Reels After ICU Nurse Shooting, FBI Searches Georgia Election Site
Minneapolis is facing heightened tensions following the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse by federal agents, the second such incident this month. The shooting of Alex Pretti, 37, on Saturday morning sparked protests and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, according to ABC News. This incident occurred after the January 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37, also by federal agents in the city.
Meanwhile, in Georgia, the FBI executed a search warrant at Fulton County's Elections Hub and Operations Center on Wednesday, seizing original 2020 voting records, ABC News reported. Fulton County officials expressed alarm at the development. The FBI confirmed they were conducting court-authorized activity at the facility, according to ABC News. This action comes after repeated claims by former President Donald Trump of voter fraud in Georgia during the 2020 election, claims which Georgia officials have audited and certified as false, ABC News noted.
In other news, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., blamed former President Trump for a recent incident in which she was sprayed with an unknown substance during a news conference at the Karmel Mall in Minneapolis. Omar stated that Trump was "obsessed" with her, Fox News reported. The alleged attacker, Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, was arrested following the incident. Omar reiterated her calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Fox News noted.
Separately, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang claimed that former Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign blacklisted him ahead of the 2024 election. Yang, who ran in the 2020 Democratic primary, made the claim in excerpts from his upcoming book, "Hey Yang, Wheres My Thousand Bucks?", which were provided to The Times, Fox News reported. According to Yang, Harris' team blocked him from engaging with the campaign after he urged former President Joe Biden to step aside.
In Indiana, a judge set multimillion-dollar bonds on Wednesday for three men charged with attempted murder in connection with the January 18 shooting of Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, ABC News reported. Judge Meyer and his wife were both wounded in the shooting at their home in Lafayette.
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