Sec. Noem began her remarks by saying she wanted to “address the tragic situation that we saw…that unfolded on the streets,” as DHS officers “carried out their lawful duties”:
She repeated the criminal history previously laid out by CBP Commander Bovino (see link below for full details) for the illegal alien suspect whom the agents were trying to capture, and outlined the incident at the scene.
Following the shooting, hundreds of protesters arrived and began throwing objects at officers there. In the melee, she said, an officer’s finger was bitten off, something that Assistant DHS Sec. Tricia McLaughlin shared in an X post.