Two men bleeding in separate videos, a crowd yelling insults, squad cars and tactical gear in the background, and yet almost no formal record of what happened. The most basic question still lingers. Who, if anyone, is investigating these attacks?
What The Videos Show, And What They Do Not
According to reporting and clips published by Fox News, one video from a recent Saturday in Minneapolis appears to show a group chasing an unidentified man into a parking garage. Several people carry flags associated with anti-ICE protests that were taking place nearby.
In the footage described by Fox News, the man walks toward a car while a group follows him. Someone appears to strike him in the head with a flagpole. A wound on his head is visible. Fox News reports that the group then closes in on him, appears to deploy some sort of spray at his head, and makes physical contact with the injury.
“Mostly peaceful” protesters, they say.
Yep, it happened in America!
Watch how a group cowards fight ONE MAN…
😡🤬😡#Minnesota #Minneapolis #ICE #protest #JakeLang #protesters #Violence
(1 of 5) pic.twitter.com/Sl6idY5liK— MovieWatcher 🍿 (@kArEn_Magnet_) January 18, 2026
The video captures the man telling the crowd, “I’m trying to be done, but you guys keep harassing me,” as his jacket appears stained with blood. At least one person in the group can be heard using a racial slur and calling him a Nazi. Another voice, amplified by a megaphone, calls for mental health help for him while also ridiculing him.
One woman in the group asks whether he needs assistance. He replies, “No, I’m good. Thank you though, I appreciate you.” As he gets into a vehicle and drives away, people strike the car with flagpoles and pound on the doors, according to the same Fox News account of the footage.
Key facts remain unclear. The man has not been publicly identified. There is no publicly available information about what led up to the confrontation, whether he had been part of the protests, or whether any member of the crowd was injured before or after the recorded sequence. Fox News states that the origin of the clash is unknown.
Jake Lang, A Second Video, And Conflicting Narratives
Earlier that day, another confrontation was captured on video involving Jake Lang, a man already known from federal cases arising out of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors previously charged Lang in connection with the Capitol breach, according to case summaries on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia website, which tracks those prosecutions for public view.[1]
Fox News reports that Lang was participating in a demonstration described as the Americans Against Islamification “Crusader March on ‘Little Somalia'” and that he intended to burn a Quran outside Minneapolis City Hall. That march appears to have intersected with anti-ICE protests focused on federal immigration enforcement in the city.
Video reviewed by Fox News shows Lang bleeding from the back of the head while being pulled through a crowd. He appears unsteady as people surround him. In another clip described by the outlet, Lang attempts to get into the back seat of a car driven by what Fox News calls a good Samaritan. People outside the car pull the door open and kick at the vehicle. A woman in the front passenger seat can be heard saying, “We don’t know him, stop hitting our car.”
After the incident, Lang posted his account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Fox News quotes him as writing, “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!!!!” In the same post, he accused Minneapolis officials of ordering police to stand down and called for presidential intervention and deployment of the National Guard.
Lang also claimed on X that someone stabbed him and that a plate carrier he was wearing blocked the blade. At the time of Fox News reporting, there was no independent medical record or law enforcement affidavit publicly available that confirmed a stabbing. His description of the attack, the motive of those he accuses, and his characterization of the crowd are his own allegations.
Police, Reports, And The Gap Between Viral Clips And Case Files
The Minneapolis Police Department confirmed to Fox News that it was aware of social media accounts describing an assault on Lang. The department also said it did not have an official report on file for that incident.
In a written statement provided to Fox News Digital, the department said, “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.”
That statement outlines how the formal criminal justice process usually begins. For a case like either of the recorded assaults to move from a viral video into a police file, someone typically has to come forward as a victim or witness, give a statement, and provide whatever documentation they have. Without that report, investigators may have limited ability or incentive to pursue charges, especially if the people involved have already left the scene and are not easily identifiable.
As of the information provided in the Fox News story, Minneapolis police had not announced any arrests tied to either the parking garage assault or the confrontation involving Lang. The department did not publicly comment on whether officers were present nearby, whether anyone had called 911 from the scene, or whether investigators had attempted to locate potential victims or suspects based solely on the footage circulating online.
Why Protests Were Already On Edge
The confrontations unfolded as anti-ICE protests continued outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. Fox News reports that demonstrators clashed with federal agents who were attempting to keep people away from the building entrance. Video cited by Fox News shows protesters shouting and cursing at officers, as the officers hold a line in the street.
HUGE protest in Minneapolis tensions Explode ,It looks like an absolute Warzone in Minneapolis right now with Anti ICE Rioters.
Justice for Renee Good no more violence no more ICE occupation inp streets!
FCK ICE#JusticeForReneeGood #Minneapolis
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— Sumit (@A_Sumishiv1423) January 15, 2026
Later that day, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars were seen blocking the road in front of the federal building as night fell. There were no detailed public statements, in the reporting available, about specific tactics or use-of-force incidents by federal officers or deputies at that location.
The protests were fueled in part by the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in the days before these clashes. According to Fox News, citing state authorities, Good had allegedly blocked an ICE operation and drove toward an agent before she was shot. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety website states that the agency oversees investigations of critical incidents involving law enforcement, including officer-involved shootings.[2]
Fox News also reports that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced the mobilization of the state National Guard to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies. Troops were placed on standby and staged in case they were needed but had not been deployed onto city streets at the time of that report.
National political rhetoric was already intensifying around immigration in Minnesota. The Fox News story cites a White House social media post that criticized what it called “Minnesota sanctuary politicians” and claimed they had released hundreds of “criminal illegal aliens” back into communities since President Trump took office. That statement frames immigration enforcement in stark terms but does not address the specific use-of-force questions that were animating protesters outside the Whipple building.
What Is Confirmed, And What Still Is Not
From the combined reporting and the videos described by Fox News, several points appear clear. At least two individuals, including Lang and the unidentified man in the garage, suffered visible head wounds during confrontations linked in time and place to protests in Minneapolis. Crowds around them used political and incendiary language. In both situations, people tried to leave the scene in vehicles, and those vehicles were struck by others present.
There are also significant gaps. For the parking garage assault, there is no public information about who initiated the conflict, whether anyone called for medical assistance, or whether the man in the video later sought treatment or filed a report. His account on camera is limited to a few sentences.
For the incident involving Lang, the only detailed narrative currently comes from his social media posts and the limited video reviewed by Fox News. His claims of being stabbed and nearly killed remain allegations. There is no public documentation, as of the reporting cited, that identifies any suspects, describes weapons recovered, or lists his medical diagnosis.
On the law enforcement side, Minneapolis police acknowledge awareness of online allegations but confirm the absence of a formal complaint in at least one of the incidents. Federal agencies involved in immigration enforcement and protest response outside the Whipple Federal Building have not publicly detailed their own internal reviews of the day in question or released any comprehensive timeline.
Without victim reports, charging documents, or formal investigative summaries, much of what the public sees and shares from these confrontations comes from short clips that capture the peak of violence but not the context. Whether those clips will ever be matched by court files, sworn testimony, and official findings remains an open question.
