The FBI is taking over investigating the suspect who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a liquid during her Minneapolis town hall on Tuesday.
The FBI is leading an investigation into the suspect who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a liquid during her Minneapolis town hall on Tuesday. The Minneapolis Police Department confirmed to FOX 9 that the FBI is leading the investigation into Tuesday's incident.
Rep. Omar was approached by a man in the crowd, who sprayed a liquid from a syringe onto her as she stood at the podium during a town hall meeting to update the public on current ICE operations. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty confirmed on Wednesday the liquid was "non-toxic."During the encounter, the man can be heard yelling in her direction, after she had just referenced the impeachment of DHS Secretary Krist Noem. The man was tackled, and the Minneapolis Police Department said officers working the event arrested him. He was booked into jail for third-degree assault. Rep. Omar insisted on continuing her speech, and the event, after he was taken away.Tuesday's town hall was her first in-person meeting of 2026.
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