A suspect has been identified in the assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall meeting.
A suspect has been identified in the spray liquid assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Tuesday night. He’s Anthony Kazmierczak, 55. Additional information on him has not been made available.
Kazmierczak allegedly charged Omar while she was delivering remarks at a town hall meeting in north Minneapolis.
???? NEW ANGLE: A man in the front row of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s town hall was tackled after allegedly spraying her with an unknown substance. pic.twitter.com/jhlvfIpMjI— Evoclique (@Evoclique_) January 28, 2026
As Omar was speaking, Kazmierczak, who was sitting in the front row, stood up approached her with what Minneapolis police have said was a syringe filled with amber liquid. He got close enough to spray the liquid on the congressional representative. He then appeared to stagger to his right, shouting something that on video was unintelligible.
Event security immediately tackled Kazmierczak and restrained him, while Omar herself took a few steps of her own towards him, before returning to the podium area, where she regrouped with her team.
