An officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from the nonfatal shooting of an immigrant in north Minneapolis.

The person who was shot was wounded and survived. Minnesota authorities carried out the arrest, and the officer now faces federal charges in connection with the incident.

At the center of the case is an allegation that the officer lied to the FBI. The charges concern statements the officer is said to have made to federal investigators about the shooting. In entering a plea of not guilty, the officer is contesting those charges.

The details of what led to the shooting, and the sequence of events in north Minneapolis, remain matters for the court to weigh as the case proceeds.

With a not-guilty plea entered, the case now moves into the ordinary rhythm of the federal justice system. The government will be required to prove its allegations, and the officer, through his defense, will contest them. No trial date has been reported as settled, and the officer is presumed innocent unless and until proven otherwise.

The charge at the core of the case is not the shooting alone, but what the officer is alleged to have told federal investigators afterward.

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