A man was seen on video Saturday afternoon being chased into a parking garage and allegedly struck in the head with a flagpole by a group of apparent anti-ICE agitators, as protests escalated in Minneapolis.
The crowd continued to follow the unidentified man as he walked toward a vehicle in the garage to leave. During the confrontation, the man appeared to have a head wound and was heard telling those around him, “I’m trying to be done, but you guys keep harassing me,” as his jacket looked soaked with blood.
In the video, the man was followed through the garage while people shouted insults. At one point, a protester with a megaphone could be heard saying, “Hey no seriously, this guy needs medical help—he needs mental help. The bleeding is natural for Nazis, but he needs mental help.”
“F— you Nazi,” others shouted as they followed him.
Amid the shouting, one woman could be heard asking if the man needed help. He replied calmly, “No, I’m good. Thank you though, I appreciate you.”
As he got into his car and drove away, members of the crowd could be seen slamming on the doors and hitting the vehicle with flagpoles. It remains unclear what led up to the encounter.
Jake Lang Also Seen Bleeding During Earlier Clash
Earlier in the day, pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang was also seen on video during a separate incident in Minneapolis, appearing to bleed from the back of the head as he moved through a crowd.
Lang — who was pardoned after participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot — was allegedly attending Americans Against Islamification (AAI)’s “Crusader March on ‘Little Somalia,’” which organizers reportedly said included an intention to burn a Quran at Minneapolis City Hall.
Video footage showed Lang attempting to get into the back seat of a vehicle as people pulled the door open and appeared to kick at the car. A woman inside the vehicle could be heard saying, “We don’t know him, stop hitting our car.”
Afterward, Lang posted on X claiming he was stabbed during the confrontation, but said a plate carrier he was wearing blocked the attack.
“I was just literally LYNCHED by an anti white mob of liberals & illegal immigrants- I’m at the hospital now getting staples in my skull… Nearly ripped limb from limb in Minneapolis!!!!” Lang wrote in a post. “[Minneapolis Mayor] Jacob Frey [told] the officers at the Minneapolis Police to stand down, so they could watch me [b]eaten live on national television!!!!! PRESIDENT TRUMP SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD They are lynching White Christians on the streets!!!!!”
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) told Fox News Digital it is aware of social media posts about Lang allegedly being assaulted, but said an official report has not been filed.
“MPD encourages anyone who has experienced assaultive behavior to report the incident as soon as possible and provide as much detail as they can, including the date, time, and location of the incident, a description of any suspects, and the nature and extent of any injuries sustained,” the department said.
Clashes Continue Outside Federal Building
Separately, anti-ICE protesters continued clashing with law enforcement outside the Whipple Federal Building, where federal agents attempted to keep demonstrators back from the entrance.
Footage showed demonstrators yelling and cursing at agents as officers held a line in the street. Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars were later seen parked in front of the building, blocking the road as night fell.
Tensions have been heightened since the fatal shooting last week of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent. Authorities have said the agent fired after Good allegedly blocked an operation in Minneapolis and drove toward an agent.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said earlier Saturday that the state’s National Guard had been mobilized and was staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies, though Guardsmen had not been deployed to city streets.
“Minnesota sanctuary politicians have released nearly 470 criminal illegal aliens back into American communities since President Trump took office,” the White House wrote in a social media post Saturday. “ICE working every single day to remove the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from terrorizing their state.”
