Highly Organized Anti-ICE Mob Attacks James O’Keefe, Issues 60 Minute Death Threat [WATCH]

Journalist James O’Keefe said he and his team were forced to flee downtown Minneapolis after being surrounded by a hostile mob that threatened their lives while they were covering a shooting earlier in the day.

O’Keefe described the encounter in a recorded statement, saying members of his reporting team were still operating undercover in the area as tensions escalated.

“This is James O’Keefe in downtown Minneapolis,” O’Keefe said.

“We have a team of undercover reporters still inside the mob.”

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O’Keefe said he had been at the scene of the shooting that morning when the situation turned dangerous.

“I was at the scene of the shooting covering it this morning, and basically we barely got out of there alive,” he said.

According to O’Keefe, a large crowd quickly surrounded his team and began attacking them and their vehicle.

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“There were a few 100 that surrounded us,” O’Keefe said.

“Started throwing ice bottles at us. One a few hit us, hit our vehicle.”

He said the situation escalated to physical contact as members of the mob attempted to pull protective equipment from his body.

“They were starting to rip off my bulletproof vest,” O’Keefe said.

“So we got out of there.”

O’Keefe said his team was pursued even after leaving the immediate area.

“We were followed, we were tailed, and here we are right now,” he said.

He then described a threatening message his team received, which included specific identifying details.

“We just got this message, and it says, We know that you’re in Minneapolis,” O’Keefe said.

“You’re with O’Keefe and his crew of Nazis.”

O’Keefe said the message included details about their vehicle.

“You’re in a white Ford license plate,” he said.

“They actually wrote the license plate down from Florida.”

The message, O’Keefe said, included an explicit death threat.

“You have one hour to leave or you’re dead,” O’Keefe said.

“You have one hour to leave or you’re dead.”

Despite the threats, O’Keefe said his team intends to move forward with its reporting.

“We are going to produce our footage, gathering everything we’ve got from this weekend,” he said.

“We’re going to put our report together, along with the hidden camera footage that we that we have.”

He said members of his team remain in the field.

“We still have undercover people in the field,” O’Keefe said.

O’Keefe asked for prayers as his team worked to exit the area safely.

“Please pray for my team safety,” he said.

He described the situation as more severe than other dangerous environments he has encountered.

“This is worse than anything I could have possibly imagined,” O’Keefe said.

O’Keefe said he was accompanied by armed security with prior military experience, who shared that assessment.

“I have security with me, former Marine, and he said that it was worse than overseas,” O’Keefe said.

O’Keefe compared the encounter to other reporting assignments involving organized crime.

“And it was certainly anything worse than I’ve seen the cartel at the border,” he said.

O’Keefe said his team planned to notify federal authorities about the threats and seek assistance.

“We’re going to contact law enforcement, DHS and the FBI,” he said.

He said the immediate priority was to leave the area safely so the reporting could continue.

“We’re going to try to get out of here safely so we can bring the news to you,” O’Keefe said.

O’Keefe concluded by announcing when the report would be released.

“Stay tuned for our report coming Tuesday, one o’clock,” he said.

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