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

[BayouBelle_LA]

did the agency advertise ahead of time where they would be conducting this operation? Because if not how exactly was the protest not organic? It's not like radical domestic terrorists sent out a mass email saying go to this area tomorrow at this time because ICE/Border Patrol will be conducting and operation there

IMO People noticed the agents presence and stopped what they were doing or in response to whistles in their general area went to go and observe/film. Again, literally well within the rights of every American citizen to do so.

The encrypted signal messages show that “rapid responders” who are anti-ICE were tracking federal agents outside of Glam Doll Donuts, which is where the shooting happened.

Report: Encrypted chats reveal protesters tracked ICE before Alex Pretti's death in MN

A web of encrypted chats and databases show that agitators were mobilized at the scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before the death of Alex Pretti.

abcnews4.com

The encrypted Signal messages obtained by Fox News Digital in real time show that anti-ICE “rapid responders” were actively tracking, broadcasting and summoning “backup” around federal agents outside Glam Doll Donuts on Nicollet Avenue, where the shooting happened. Local “rapid responders” made at least 26 entries into a database called “MN ICE Plates” in the critical hours before and after the killing, documenting the license plate numbers and details of alleged ICE vehicles they claimed to see around Nicollet Avenue.

The entry at row 344 read, “At the nicollet [sic] murder,” chronicling a black Jeep Wagoneer at the location with agents allegedly “involved in shooting.” Row 338 had a “Glam Doll Donuts” entry, tracking a black Ford Taurus.

At 9:50 a.m. ET, just before the killing, a user identified as “Willow” shared a 22-second video on an encrypted Signal chat for anti-ICE “rapid responders.”

“26and 3rd,” wrote “Willow,” quickly following up with, “Outside Glam Doll.”

The video showed two agents, one wearing a vest marked “POLICE,” studying the front door of Glam Doll before walking away, past a sign in the window that read, “ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA.”

The complex far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way — including encrypted chats, street alerts

ICE Assistant Director Marcos Charles said Sunday that the violence on the streets was “not a coincidence,” considering the “chaos and mayhem” that agitators are fomenting i…

nypost.com

 

[Marantz4250b]

So, we have the creator of DHS, other ICE officials, various conservative organizations, and many -Republican- politicians condemning this shooting and demanding an investigation. I repeat. Even people that normally stand behind Trump are demanding an investigation and saying that this shooting was not justified.

I don’t think any lawyer would be able to successfully argue that Alex was “obstructing” ICE duties and therefore deserved to be fatally shot.

I know our leaders will be reluctant to grant an independent investigation, but I’m not seeing any other way forward when even their normally fervent supporters are demanding one.

Alex deserves justice.

Undermining a Federal Officer in the course of exercising his duties means their LAWFUL duties. That is a legal doctrine that does not need explaining in the legislation. An unlawful act is NOT the exercising of their duties.

AP came to the aid of a woman who, on the face of it, was on the receiving end of a clearly unlawful act by a Federal agent. And, even then, he in no way interfered with the duties of the agent as he had no interaction with him until the agent interacted with him.

 

[otto]

Some of the federal government want to double down, and many seem to view the detention of illegal immigrants as some sort of "war" where they use the word "capitulation" if they withdraw or alter methods. Rather than ask what is the right way to proceed in a democracy, the focus seems to be on popularity, and how to improve it.

"Some in the administration worry that public polling and sentiment has turned against the administration’s immigration actions in cities, and some discussions have centered on how to continue deportations without clashing with protesters, officials said. Trump adviser Stephen Miller has continued to push for aggressive immigration enforcement, arguing the administration shouldn’t back down in Minneapolis.
...

Trump administration officials said they were planning to make a concerted effort in the coming weeks to improve ICE’s image by highlighting what agents are doing in other places besides Minneapolis. Though officials have privately discussed polling showing the public is souring on their operations, many in the administration think that winding down their efforts in Minneapolis would amount to a capitulation to the left, the officials said."​

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-administration-is-reviewing-everything-about-minneapolis-shooting-a501f48e

Clinton: “To make matters worse, those responsible have lied to us repeatedly, told us not to believe what we saw with our own eyes, and used increasingly aggressive and hostile tactics, including obstructing investigations by local authorities.”
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Shortly after Pretti's death, the Department of Homeland Security said that Pretti "violently resisted" disarmament until officers fired "defensive shots." Bystander footage contradicts that version of events."​

Obama noemt dood Alex Pretti 'wake-upcall', Trump belooft onderzoek

Trump zegt tegen The Wall Street Journal ook bereid te zijn om immigratieambtenaren uit Minneapolis te halen, zonder aan te geven wanneer dat zou gebeuren.

nos.nl

 

[tlcya]

thank you for the link @BayouBelle_LA

the local affiliate link you shared cites only Fox News as their source for this information. Last time I checked Fox News, being an admitted entertainment and not news network, was still not an approved source at Websleuths. But if you find one that is approved (and not sourced solely from one that isn't) I am happy to read it.

 

[Emerald1328]

I received approval to link the following video. The white vehicle right behind the incident was occupied at the time of the shooting and this is the driver’s footage. I haven’t seen it in MSM yet, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time.

TikTok - Make Your Day

Edit: the driver also posted a video right before this one of the events right before this video starts.

 

[LAborn]

Official statement from Alex Pretti's parents.

 

[Inthedetails]

Regarding the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents, the administration demonized the victim for carrying a gun in an effort to justify the killing. This has led to criticism from gun-rights groups and individuals about the comments about Pretti.

In response, the National Rifle Association called his comments “dangerous and wrong.”

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus also weighed in with a statement noting that “every Minnesotan” had “the right to keep and bear arms - including while attending protests, acting as observers or exercising their First Amendment rights.”

“These rights do not disappear when someone is lawfully armed, and they must be respected and protected at all times,” it said.

The uber-conservative Gun Owners of America — a group founded by activists who found the generally pro-Republican NRA’s positions too tame — called for a “complete, transparent and prompt investigation” while rejecting the idea that agents were justified in shooting Pretti because he’d been armed.

Trump’s team turns on gun lobby in defense of ICE killing of Alex Pretti

Aftermath of shooting prompts bizarre role reversal as White House assails victim for carrying pistol with permit

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Marantz4250b]

I received approval to link the following video. The white vehicle right behind the incident was occupied at the time of the shooting and this is the driver’s footage. I haven’t seen it in MSM yet, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time.

TikTok - Make Your Day

That is utterly horrific!

Jesus!

 

[LAborn]

ICE intentionally walked across the street to confront witnesses, including Pretti:

"Nilson Barahona, another witness, told CNN that he was at Glam Doll Donuts on the same street when someone fleeing federal agents ran into the restaurant. The donut shop staff quickly locked the doors, and when agents couldn’t get inside, they turned their attention to “those who were outside, who had come to help,” Barahona said. Outside the restaurant, Barahona said observers began making noise and blowing their whistles.

A video recorded by someone nearby and analyzed by CNN shows a group of about ten federal agents gathered outside the donut store, while observers including Pretti watch from across the street. About three minutes before the shooting, two officers walk across the street, confronting Pretti and other observers in nearly the same spot where he was later shot dead.

One officer, wearing a dark-colored jacket and light-brown beanie, is seen placing a hand on Pretti’s torso and pushing him backwards out of the street as Pretti records with his phone. “Do not touch me,” Pretti shouts at the officer, adding, “I am out of the traffic… you are the one who is in the traffic.”'

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/us/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-videos-witnesses-invs

 

[tlcya]

nine bystander videos analyzed by CNN do not show Pretti acting violently or holding the handgun that a federal officer removed from his waistband seconds before he was killed – in stark contrast to Trump administration accounts that he “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” as Bovino put it in an earlier press conference. They also don’t capture any violent actions by protesters, who blow whistles and yell at federal agents.

“I see nothing that Mr. Pretti did that was unlawful,” said Rob Doar, the president of Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center. “The narrative that’s been coming out (of the administration) afterwards, I think is going to have a chilling effect … it’s going to confuse people about the rights that they actually have.”
[snip]
One officer, wearing a dark-colored jacket and light-brown beanie, is seen placing a hand on Pretti’s torso and pushing him backwards out of the street as Pretti records with his phone. “Do not touch me,” Pretti shouts at the officer, adding, “I am out of the traffic… you are the one who is in the traffic.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/us/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-videos-witnesses-invs

 

[jepop]

I don't think anyone believes that lethal force was justified.

The federal officers apparently didn't know what to do when they discovered a legal handgun on Pretti's body, so they started shooting. In my opinion, there is a serious problem with lack of training for the officers, a serious problem with the mandate they were given, a serious problem with the methods for arresting illegal immigrants, and more.

And, IMO, an unlawful homicide (murder 1, 2, 3 or whatever the laws are in MN)??. At least that is a what the perpetrator/s should be charged with. Imo

How is it ok charges are (rightfully) brought elsewhere for eg, against the reckless idiot who shot an innocent cleaner through a door, supposedly out of fear, yet this perp is being given a pass for a summary execution? And this perp is a trained federal agent with much more responsibility for ensuring the safety and well being of innocent citizens than your average joe. Rules for thee but not for me. Alex Pretti did not ask to die, did not deserve to die and is not responsible for the perpetrator executing him. He was murdered and it's recorded. Moo

 

[sds71]

statement from Gov. Walz's office

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015840642773962964

 

[Inthedetails]

The encrypted signal messages show that “rapid responders” who are anti-ICE were tracking federal agents outside of Glam Doll Donuts, which is where the shooting happened.

Report: Encrypted chats reveal protesters tracked ICE before Alex Pretti's death in MN

A web of encrypted chats and databases show that agitators were mobilized at the scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before the death of Alex Pretti.

abcnews4.com

The encrypted Signal messages obtained by Fox News Digital in real time show that anti-ICE “rapid responders” were actively tracking, broadcasting and summoning “backup” around federal agents outside Glam Doll Donuts on Nicollet Avenue, where the shooting happened. Local “rapid responders” made at least 26 entries into a database called “MN ICE Plates” in the critical hours before and after the killing, documenting the license plate numbers and details of alleged ICE vehicles they claimed to see around Nicollet Avenue.

The entry at row 344 read, “At the nicollet [sic] murder,” chronicling a black Jeep Wagoneer at the location with agents allegedly “involved in shooting.” Row 338 had a “Glam Doll Donuts” entry, tracking a black Ford Taurus.

At 9:50 a.m. ET, just before the killing, a user identified as “Willow” shared a 22-second video on an encrypted Signal chat for anti-ICE “rapid responders.”

“26and 3rd,” wrote “Willow,” quickly following up with, “Outside Glam Doll.”

The video showed two agents, one wearing a vest marked “POLICE,” studying the front door of Glam Doll before walking away, past a sign in the window that read, “ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA.”

The complex far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way — including encrypted chats, street alerts

ICE Assistant Director Marcos Charles said Sunday that the violence on the streets was “not a coincidence,” considering the “chaos and mayhem” that agitators are fomenting i…

nypost.com

There is no justification for killing a resident who is witnessing and documenting what is happening on the streets of an American city.

If alerted via an app or whatever, it's because someone witnessed ICE. It's not illegal to witness.

jmopinion

 

[LAborn]

I received approval to link the following video. The white vehicle right behind the incident was occupied at the time of the shooting and this is the driver’s footage. I haven’t seen it in MSM yet, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time.

TikTok - Make Your Day

Edit: the driver also posted a video right before this one of the events right before this video starts.

Thanks for posting more evidence of the unjust murder of Alex Pretti. Completely speechless.

 

[otto]

And, IMO, an unlawful homicide (murder 1, 2, 3 or whatever the laws are in MN)??. At least that is a what the perpetrator/s should be charged with. Imo

How is it ok charges are (rightfully) brought elsewhere for eg, against the reckless idiot who shot an innocent cleaner through a door, supposedly out of fear, yet this perp is being given a pass for a summary execution? And this perp is a trained federal agent with much more responsibility for ensuring the safety and well being of innocent citizens than your average joe. Rules for thee but not for me. Alex Pretti did not ask to die, did not deserve to die and is not responsible for the perpetrator executing him. He was murdered and it's recorded. Moo

I don't think it's enough to arrest the shooters. I think this has to go up the chain to hold accountable those who set the rules that allowed this to happen.

This isn't a one-off. This is a pattern. Federal officers are ill equipped to respond to protesters and have resorted to shooting civilians. They wouldn't do that unless they believed that there would be no consequences. Who gave them the understanding that they could shoot civilians and the federal government would immediately falsify facts? That's who needs to be arrested.

 

[Inthedetails]

Thanks for posting more evidence of the unjust murder of Alex Pretti. Completely speechless.

I thought I saw someone in that car (turns out more than one).

Even after seeing the videos several times, that one is tough to watch.

It CLEAR the agents were the aggressors. Very clear.

But, I think just about everyone realizes that now. imo

jmopinion

 

[Inthedetails]

dbm - I meant to reply not create a new post.

 

[Inthedetails]

I don't think it's enough to arrest the shooters. I think this has to go up the chain to hold accountable those who set the rules that allowed this to happen.

This isn't a one-off. This is a pattern. Federal officers are ill equipped to respond to protesters and have resorted to shooting civilians. They wouldn't do that unless they believed that there would be no consequences. Who gave them the understanding that they could shoot civilians and the federal government would immediately falsify facts? That's who needs to be arrested.

I'd like someone to take the procedures manual and link it to training exercises and then link that to how the officers handled themselves when they shot Alex Pretti.

The head of Homeland Security has repeatedly said the officers were trained and followed procedures. Show us the procedures they followed with Alex Pretti.

jmopinion

 

[LAborn]

I thought I saw someone in that car (turns out more than one).

Even after seeing the videos several times, that one is tough to watch.

It CLEAR the agents were the aggressors. Very clear.

But, I think just about everyone realizes that now. imo

jmopinion

Agree. Unfortunately I know first hand that this sort of aggression is not the exception, but the norm. That's what I personally hope everyone witnessing these events glean. Citizens protesting do not deserve to be teargassed, maced, flashbanged, beaten, shoved, assaulted and killed. Nor have their actions and reputations dragged through the mud. JMO

 

[keek]

This video from the white car shows the moments AFTER the shooting.

The doctor who testified was right. They are not administering CPR. They are rifling around his body. imo

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7599173401080581407

Thieves as well. Making sure they get his phone for sure as well as anything of value to them.. Investigation is looking into that though and we'll see. He was murdered and Rennee Good's murder was just labeled homicide. IMO