MN - Alex Pretti dead after Minneapolis shooting involving immigration agents, US media report, January 24, 2026

[Ruminations]

Keep in mind, there is no statute of limitations on murder.

jmopinion

Yes.

This comforts me somewhat. And I hope it keeps complicit ICE and border patrol agents up at night.

Right now, a shooter may be officially supported after killing someone, and the shooter may be helped by having people who want to investigate or press charges being pressured or forced not to do so.

But-things change. Elections bring new administrations. The protectors may be voted out, and charges can be brought years later.

The video evidence is preserved.

MOO

 

[Inthedetails]

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican who chairs the committee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security, sent a letter to the department requesting three top officials appear for questioning before the committee....

Garbarino requested that Immigration and Customs Enforcement senior official Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow appear.

Live updates: Minneapolis National Guard activated after Border Patrol agent kills man

Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard after 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters.

apnews.com

 

[Summerliz03]

Here’s a video from Alex’s next door neighbor, they interviewed him and he talked about what kind of person and friend Alex was.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/us/video/pretti-next-door-neighbor-speaks-on-federal-agents-digvid

 

[SouthAussie]

That could be a picture of ANY gun. MOO

What kind of gun is it? Is it a SIG Sauer P320? Looks like it in comparison photos I have been looking at, and it says SIG on the part I have circled in red.

ICE were using SIG Sauer P320s until as soon after July 2025 as was practicable. Then they were supposed to switch to Glocks.



Alex Pretti had permit to carry a firearm

ICE Among Federal Agencies Dropping SIG Sauer P320 Over Safety Concerns - HSToday

Both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command have halted use of the SIG Sauer P320 pistol amid widespread concerns about the gun’s safety, according to July memos authenticated by The Trace.

www.hstoday.us

 

[branmuffin]

I agree. It should be in evidence bags by the local LE who were forcefully prevented from securing the scene so they could investigate the killing.

It shouldn't be sitting in the back seat of a car.

In addition to its evidentiary value, it is also a weapon. The licensed owner had it appropriately holstered. Once it was removed from the victim, it appears to have been handled irresponsibly. Casually dumping a weapon in the back seat like an empty chip bag that is very dangerous and I can't imagine anyone well-trained would leave it like that.

MOO

They aren't well trained. That's the problem. And I don't believe that a legitimate background check or psychological review was done on any of these volunteer LE. They've been given free rein to do whatever they want and nearly 100 percent of the time they show that they aren't prepared to ignore taunts, noise, blocking, etc since they respond by lobbing gas, arbitrarily spraying pepper spray or chemical agents on people or killing them. There's no oversight at all.

 

[moonglow123]

A statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:

"We are heartbroken but also very angry.Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman…

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ice-minneapolis-shooting-01-24-26?post-id=cmksz9hd300053b6rowxvkvit

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015224006266212714

What a heartbreaking statement. RIP Alex. NO justification for his murder. ICE agents taking away an altruistic, hard-working, kind ICU nurse away from the world for no reason. The family is completely correct about what the videos show - Alex was attempting to help a woman, and doing nothing wrong or violent.

 

[Gators North]

"This individual committed domestic terrorism. That is the facts."
-- Kristi Noem

We’ve heard that song and dance before. MOO

 

[JennieM]

1m ago
Amnesty International USA has decried the ongoing presence of ICE and US Border Patrol in cities, calling the shooting of Alex Pretti “the latest devastating reminder” that agents “are not making our communities safer.”

“Instead, they are operating with impunity, using deadly force in broad daylight, terrorizing neighborhoods, and tearing young children from their families,” Amy Fischer, director for refugee and migrant rights with the NGO, said in a statement.

“This killing is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern in which ICE, with its paramilitary-style operations, has been unleashed to carry out violent and abusive enforcement and detention practices with little oversight or accountability,” Fischer also said. “From deadly street operations to the torture, neglect and other abuses documented in immigrant detention facilities, ICE has repeatedly violated human rights while facing virtually no consequences.”

Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents on Saturday marks the second time this month that federal law enforcement fatally shot a civilian.

Minneapolis shooting latest: Alex Pretti’s parents say ‘please get the truth out’ after son fatally shot by federal agents

Minnesota governor decries ‘federal occupation’ after another deadly shooting less than three weeks after ICE officer killed Renee Good in city

www.theguardian.com

 

[shadowdancer]

Keep in mind, there is no statute of limitations on murder.

jmopinion

Yes! They clearly feel that they can do anything they like and right now they are sadly correct, but that situation won’t last forever.

Their time will come….

 

[Gators North]

In response to the murder by ICE in Minneapolis, a protest is happening in Washington DC at the ICE HQ.

Protesters gather at ICE headquarters in DC after Minneapolis killing

Protesters are gathering at ICE headquarters in DC after another person was shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis.

www.wusa9.com

If I had a way to get to DC, I would be there right now. MOO

 

[Gators North]

FWIW, I think Maine is next. And I suspect Maine will react like Minnesota has.

jmopinion

And NJ will too once they invade here. MOO

 

[branmuffin]

That could be a picture of ANY gun. MOO

Minnesota doesn't require a handgun to be registered. So technically unless someone familiar with Pretti's weapon can verify that the one in the car is his, we'll have no way of knowing. Usually a weapon used in a shooting would also be taken as evidence so as far as I'm concerned I have no idea whose weapon that is.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

I don’t know why I’m surprised after the Renee Good murder. The message being sent to these cowards is: do what you want, you’ll get away with it. It’s abhorrent, and I’m absolutely sickened to my core by the depth of this lack of humanity. Jmo.

 

[Inthedetails]

The murder victim, Alex Pretti, was a union member. The union issued a statement:


“Today, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an AFGE Local 3669 member and a nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center who dedicated his life to serving American veterans, was killed during protests in Minneapolis connected to the administration’s immigration actions. Our union is heartbroken. An AFGE member is dead. And a family’s life has been forever changed.

“While details of the incident are still emerging, one fact is already clear: this tragedy did not happen in a vacuum. It is the direct result of an administration that has chosen reckless policy, inflammatory rhetoric, and manufactured crisis over responsible leadership and de-escalation.

“For months, this administration has pursued immigration actions designed to provoke confrontation rather than solve problems. Their actions have raised tensions in communities across the country while stoking fear, chaos, and division. Federal workers have been placed at the center of this political theater, turned into symbols instead of being treated as the public servants they are. That kind of leadership failure has consequences, making everything more dangerous for the public and law enforcement alike.

“Today, those consequences include the death of an AFGE member.

“We are aware that video of the incident is circulating and that DHS has made public claims about what occurred that are brought into question by those videos. A full, transparent accounting and investigation is essential. But no after-the-fact explanation can erase the reality that this administration’s choices have created the conditions that made this tragedy possible.

“Right now, we mourn. We grieve for this member, for their family, and for their coworkers. We owe them compassion, solidarity, and resolve. I urge everyone to remain disciplined and measured in public, even as we are rightly angry. Still, we must do what we can to maintain peace and calm.

“But do not mistake restraint for acceptance. Accountability will come, and AFGE will not be silent about the policies and decisions that led us here.”

AFGE President Everett Kelley Statement on Tragedy in Minneapolis

WASHINGTON – Following the tragic events in Minneapolis, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Today, Alex J. Pretti, an AFGE Local 3669 member and a nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center who dedicated his life to serving American veterans...

www.afge.org

 

[sds71]

Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city.
Doc: https://documentcloud.org/documents/26505743-tinchersealedwitnessdec012426pdf/

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015229076240249213

 

[Ruminations]

They aren't well trained. That's the problem. And I don't believe that a legitimate background check or psychological review was done on any of these volunteer LE. They've been given free rein to do whatever they want and nearly 100 percent of the time they show that they aren't prepared to ignore taunts, noise, blocking, etc since they respond by lobbing gas, arbitrarily spraying pepper spray or chemical agents on people or killing them. There's no oversight at all.

I guess the ones that shot people and who are charged with murder (if not soon, years from now) can use that as their defense/mitigating circumstances.

MOO

 

[HmmMysterious]

If there's a charge of murder in this incident I'd be grateful to see definitive evidence of said charge.

If the decedent's firearm was holstered I'd be grateful to see definitive evidence therof.

My opinion is that there is much subjective speculation relative to this incident but at this juncture little factual evidence exists of what truly occurred in the tussell seen in the vids.

Pretti's gun was holstered until one ICE agent took it away from him. After the ICE agent walks away, Pretti was murdered.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015123430928957939

 

[acutename]

Pretti's gun was holstered until one ICE agent took it away from him. After the ICE agent walks away, Pretti was murdered.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015123430928957939

Was the person with the backpack who the agents started pushing an official target?

 

[southgoldengirl]

I’m not sure what’s worse, the murder of these two people or the garbage coming out of the mouths of “leadership”. When will it end? Will people be afraid to protest? I would be.

and that's exactly their aim

 

[303gmf]

If there's a charge of murder in this incident I'd be grateful to see definitive evidence of said charge.

If the decedent's firearm was holstered I'd be grateful to see definitive evidence therof.

My opinion is that there is much subjective speculation relative to this incident but at this juncture little factual evidence exists of what truly occurred in the tussell seen in the vids.

Too many videos out there already from witnesses and bystanders to spin this any other way than murder, millions of eyes have seen

Tussel?? How dismissive