Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed that some federal officers have been targeted by \u201cgangs, cartel members, and known terrorist organizations\u201d who have put bounties on their heads.<\/p>\n
During an interview appearance on Fox & Friends Weekend, Noem warned that bounties being placed on federal agents\u2019 heads marks a new \u201cunprecedented\u201d threat.<\/p>\n
Noem described a violent incident in Chicago on Saturday that ended with agents shooting an armed suspect, saying that a caravan of 10 vehicles followed and cornered federal agents on duty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey had followed them [the agents] and gotten them cornered, pinned them down, and then our agents, when getting out of their cars, they tried to run them over, and had semi-automatic handguns on them to where our agents had to protect themselves, and shots were fired, and an individual ended up in the hospital that was attacking these officers,\u201d Noem said, adding it was a \u201cvery dangerous situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis individual had threatened them previously and had told them that they all needed to go down and shouted expletives at them,\u201d Noem said.<\/p>\n
Noem said that intelligence reports have indicated the attackers were organized and had previously threatened agents.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have specific officers and agents that have bounties that have been put out on their heads. It\u2019s been $2,000 to kidnap them, $10,000 to kill them,\u201d the DHS secretary said. \u201cThey\u2019ve released their pictures. They\u2019ve sent them between their networks, and it\u2019s an extremely dangerous situation and unprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n
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