The Brief The FBI is leading the investigation after Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with a liquid during her town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. A man approached the podium as Omar spoke and sprayed her with a liquid. The FBI is leading an investigation into the suspect who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a liquid during her Minneapolis town hall on Tuesday. FBI investigating spraying incidentWhat we know:The Minneapolis Police Department confirmed to FOX 9 that the FBI is leading the investigation into Tuesday's incident. Tuesday's town hall was her first in-person meeting of 2026.