"So for the past two hours, we've been watching as protesters have been kicking cars, throwing things at cars as they are federal law enforcement vehicles that have been going into this building, he explained. And we have watched, and federal law enforcement has done nothing At done nothing, agents began firing tear gas in the direction of Prokupecz and some of the protestors. At least two projectiles appeared to land mere feet away from the reporter and his cameraperson."
"And here we go, he said after the interruption. We're starting to throw those hold on. Let me just come back here. As you can see, basically now they're just deploying tear gas because what's been happening is that we have more tear gas here. Prokupecz instructed the cameraperson to move back and coughed repeatedly from the effects of the gas."
"We're following you, Shimon, Laura Coates said back in the studio. I can hear you. I know you're trying to catch your breath from the deployment of that. Very disruptive. Well, they threw the percussion grenades, and then they came from the other side, and they started throwing the tear gas, he continued, coughing throughout his report. So this crowd, this line of law enforcement that we were in front of, was pushi"
Protests intensified in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross amid an increased presence of Border Patrol and ICE officers. Demonstrators gathered near the Whipple Center, where ICE maintains a facility, confronting federal law enforcement vehicles and throwing objects. Federal agents in riot gear stood by as crowds pressed near the building and then deployed percussion grenades and tear gas. CNN reporter Shimon Prokupecz was reporting on scene when agents fired tear gas toward him; projectiles landed near his camera crew, forcing retreat and producing visible coughing.
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