FBI leading investigation after man charges Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall: PoliceMINNEAPOLIS -- The FBI is now leading the investigation after a man charged the podium where Rep. Ilhan Omar was giving remarks during a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, police said. The department said its officers were at the town hall for the event and observed a man use a syringe to spray an unknown liquid onto the congresswoman. A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 27, 2026. The Minneapolis Police Department said Wednesday that the FBI is now leading the investigation and that it had no further public information. "I'm going to finish my remarks.