A stolen FBI rifle. A looted federal vehicle. And a known gang member caught in the middle of a city on edge. Minneapolis was already burning with anger and fear when one man slipped through the chaos and grabbed far more than anyone realized. Federal agents say what happened next crossed a line no protest could ever justi… Continues…
In the middle of civil unrest, as agents scrambled to support a Homeland Security operation, their abandoned vehicles became targets. According to prosecutors, 33-year-old Raul Gutierrez, a convicted felon and alleged Latin Kings member with a record of fentanyl and meth trafficking, was captured on video calmly pulling a rifle from an FBI vehicle. The images, investigators say, left no doubt who had walked away with government firepower.
A joint push by the DEA, FBI, and a Violent Offender Task Force tracked him down, turning a chaotic night into a focused manhunt. His arrest now sits at the intersection of protest, policing, and federal power in Minnesota, where immigration raids and a fatal ICE-involved shooting have already frayed trust. Officials insist they are drawing a hard line: dissent is protected, they say, but looting federal weapons will be met with unforgiving force.
