CNN’s Whitney Wild Says ‘It’s a Little Hard to Breathe’ with Flashbangs and Tear Gas Utilized by Law Enforcement

PHILLIP I m gonna ░░░░░░░░ back or try to ░░░░░░░░ back to Whitney Wild ░░░░░░░░ s on the ground ░░░░░░░░ Whitney can you hear ░░░░░░░░ Whitney what s happening ░░░░░░░░ you WILD Okay we ░░░░░░░░ near 23rd and Lyndale ░░░░░░░░ s not exact location ░░░░░░░░ we re a couple ░░░░░░░░ away Sorry It s ░░░░░░░░ little hard to breathe ░░░░░░░░ they just let off ░░░░░░░░ flashbangs multiple tear gas ░░░░░░░░ that were coming off ░░░░░░░░ around us And at ░░░░░░░░ point it became so ░░░░░░░░ that my producer Meredith ░░░░░░░░ and I got separated ░░░░░░░░ our photographer Jonathan Shearer ░░░░░░░░ have calmed down a ░░░░░░░░ bit now but you ░░░░░░░░ see can you walk ░░░░░░░░ me Jon are you ░░░░░░░░ to walk or do ░░░░░░░░ want to stay here ░░░░░░░░ You can t see ░░░░░░░░ over my side here ░░░░░░░░ s still multiple federal ░░░░░░░░ and a growing crowd ░░░░░░░░ angry here Following them ░░░░░░░░ around the neighborhood from ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen This ░░░░░░░░ all because what we ░░░░░░░░ according to the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security around 6 ░░░░░░░░ Central Time law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ conducting an operation where ░░░░░░░░ say that they were ░░░░░░░░ after a specific target ░░░░░░░░ when they tried to ░░░░░░░░ that target he ran ░░░░░░░░ jumped into a car ░░░░░░░░ fled in a vehicle ░░░░░░░░ then crashed Again this ░░░░░░░░ according to the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security Again they ░░░░░░░░ saying that in an ░░░░░░░░ to evade arrest the ░░░░░░░░ fled the scene in ░░░░░░░░ vehicle and then crashed ░░░░░░░░ once law enforcement was ░░░░░░░░ to catch up with ░░░░░░░░ subject they attempted to ░░░░░░░░ that subject He was ░░░░░░░░ was fighting back While ░░░░░░░░ officer and the subject ░░░░░░░░ on the ground apparently ░░░░░░░░ according to the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security other people ░░░░░░░░ attacking law enforcement That ░░░░░░░░ when the subject got ░░░░░░░░ and began striking the ░░░░░░░░ with a shovel or ░░░░░░░░ broomstick and that s ░░░░░░░░ DHS says that the ░░░░░░░░ fired what they are ░░░░░░░░ defensive shots They re ░░░░░░░░ saying that that officer ░░░░░░░░ the subject are in ░░░░░░░░ hospital The other two ░░░░░░░░ who were engaged in ░░░░░░░░ attack are in custody ░░░░░░░░ this is a city ░░░░░░░░ is already on edge ░░░░░░░░ what you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ now is a major ░░░░░░░░ Again it s hard ░░░░░░░░ see and we ll ░░░░░░░░ to get a little ░░░░░░░░ closer here in a ░░░░░░░░ Abby but there is ░░░░░░░░ growing crowd here that ░░░░░░░░ increasingly angry that is ░░░░░░░░ what we believe are ░░░░░░░░ officers or other immigration ░░░░░░░░ throughout this neighborhood screaming ░░░░░░░░ them telling them to ░░░░░░░░ in the strongest possible ░░░░░░░░ they can muster here ░░░░░░░░ ICE trying to push ░░░░░░░░ this crowd was letting ░░░░░░░░ tear gas canisters over ░░░░░░░░ over and over and ░░░░░░░░ one point Abby they ░░░░░░░░ going off all around ░░░░░░░░ and actually it became ░░░░░░░░ chaotic that one bounced ░░░░░░░░ my foot and bounced ░░░░░░░░ my side and that ░░░░░░░░ when we got separated ░░░░░░░░ the smoke was everywhere ░░░░░░░░ we were having trouble ░░░░░░░░ But now we re ░░░░░░░░ re back Our fearless ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan Shearer was right ░░░░░░░░ the center of it ░░░░░░░░ everything If you guys ░░░░░░░░ rolling out maybe we ░░░░░░░░ run that video later ░░░░░░░░ that is the scene ░░░░░░░░ Abby and it s ░░░░░░░░ s quite chaotic and ░░░░░░░░ s going more so ░░░░░░░░ And Whitney as we ░░░░░░░░ talking if you if ░░░░░░░░ need to move or ░░░░░░░░ please do stay safe ░░░░░░░░ you are out there ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ because 6 50 is ░░░░░░░░ time that according to ░░░░░░░░ Department of Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ incident occurred It s ░░░░░░░░ now several hours Is ░░░░░░░░ sense that the reason ░░░░░░░░ there are still ICE ░░░░░░░░ or federal agents on ░░░░░░░░ scene is because they ░░░░░░░░ they re doing something ░░░░░░░░ re doing active enforcement ░░░░░░░░ maybe they re investigating ░░░░░░░░ shooting And the folks ░░░░░░░░ m hearing chanting are ░░░░░░░░ chanting Are they blowing ░░░░░░░░ What are they doing ░░░░░░░░ the ground WILD They ░░░░░░░░ chanting They re blowing ░░░░░░░░ They re screaming at ░░░░░░░░ to go home You ░░░░░░░░ seeing you re going ░░░░░░░░ hear more flashbangs in ░░░░░░░░ second I think It ░░░░░░░░ like one just a ░░░░░░░░ ago They re surrounding ░░░░░░░░ immigration officers and letting ░░░░░░░░ know without any ambiguity ░░░░░░░░ they do not like ░░░░░░░░ they see and they ░░░░░░░░ them to leave This ░░░░░░░░ been an ongoing scene ░░░░░░░░ the city of Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ the shooting of Renee ░░░░░░░░ Good The city has ░░░░░░░░ been quite angry We ░░░░░░░░ seen multiple protests not ░░░░░░░░ in Minneapolis but all ░░░░░░░░ the country Certainly now ░░░░░░░░ is giving new reason ░░░░░░░░ people to protest Sorry ░░░░░░░░ m just watching We ░░░░░░░░ hear it sounds it ░░░░░░░░ louder than it looks ░░░░░░░░ we re I m ░░░░░░░░ to figure out Abby ░░░░░░░░ I keep looking away.”