A video circulating online captures a violent moment during protests in Minneapolis, in which a man was struck in the head with a flagpole amid a confrontation between anti-ICE demonstrators and counter-protesters.
The footage shows the man being followed by a group into a parking garage, where one individual appears to hit him in the head with a metal flagpole. After the strike, the man is seen bleeding and attempting to leave the area.
Witnesses in the video can be heard shouting as the injured individual walks away through the garage, his jacket appearing soaked with blood from the wound.
The incident occurred during a larger protest in downtown Minneapolis, where demonstrators who oppose federal immigration enforcement faced off with a much smaller group of counter-protesters.
While the precise cause of the altercation is unclear from the video itself, the visual evidence shows a clear strike with the flagpole, followed by continued tension among those present.
Local law enforcement and crowd control resources, including the Minnesota National Guard, were placed on standby amid the broader unrest but were not immediately reported as intervening in this specific scuffle.
There are no official police reports yet confirming the identity of the wounded man or detailing any charges related to the incident as of this writing.
Reactions online have varied widely, with some expressing concern over the level of violence caught on camera and others decrying the chaotic nature of the protests.
