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

[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

 

[MerlinFalcon]

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.

 

[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

 

[303gmf]

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.

I believe that’s the plan from the regime, scare us into submission

 

[MerlinFalcon]

I believe that’s the plan from the regime, scare us into submission

I agree. Unless people from both sides do something, this is going to keep on happening. I fear for your country.

 

[Inthedetails]

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

Except the head of DHS has repeatedly and firmly said the agents are trained and followed protocol. She is supposed to be the authority who would know.

Therefore, it seems, their training offers no defense.

jmop

 

[JennieM]

Response to protests 'uniquely aggressive', says Minnesota resident​

Ana Faguy
US reporter

I’m on my way to Minnesota right now to cover growing protests in Minneapolis following the killing of Alex Pretti.

On the plane, I’ve been chatting with Abby Roza, who is retuning to her hometown.

Like many Minnesotans, she was on the front lines of protests after Renee Good’s death two weeks ago. She was also out in the streets protesting nearly six years ago when George Floyd was killed.

But, Roza says, the law enforcement response to more recent protests is “uniquely aggressive”.

“They’re openly aggressive towards people who aren’t doing anything,” she said, describing an instance where she and others were peacefully protesting together near ICE headquarters in the city and dozens of people were pushed to the ground by ICE agents.

I asked if she plans to go out again and protest the death of Alex Petti. Roza said yes.

“I’m sure I’ll go out but I also think you can’t be in Minneapolis right now and not run into ICE doing something weird,” she said. “I won’t need to be protesting to run into ICE in the neighbourhood.”

Minneapolis live: Man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis named as US citizen Alex Pretti

The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[HmmMysterious]

I don't see how anyone can defend ICE after this. Psychopaths masquerading as immigration enforcement.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015227532589580347

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015132217878384791

 

[JennieM]

Vigil near scene of shooting​

People have been clutching candles at a vigil in Minneapolis, a few streets from where Alex Pretti was shot dead.

IMAGE SOURCE, EPA

IMAGE SOURCE, EPA

IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS

Minneapolis live: Man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis named as US citizen Alex Pretti

The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[statt#1]

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

I see no clear evidence of what went down in the tussell. There is no charge of murder so that terminology in my opinion is inappropriate.

It's my opinion powerful emotion drives perception in these matters and that is simply not helpful to determining truth.

 

[Emerald1328]

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.

Good thing there are at least 3 very clear videos of the incident to help in evidence collection.

 

[Inthedetails]

I agree. Unless people from both sides do something, this is going to keep on happening. I fear for your country.

Do something?

Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis yesterday in frigid weather with the clear statement, "GET OUT, ICE."

There have been protesters every day in Minnesota.

Minnesotans are sharing videos of ICE tactics all over the internet.

Local elected officials are calling for ICE TO GET OUT. The Governor today called the White House to say, STOP. This is not the first request.

Please don't say people aren't doing anything.

As I type this comment, thousands of Minnesotans are at the site of today's killing - in frigid weather - and have been there non-stop since this morning. They are crying out, "GET OUT ICE."

jmopinion

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Yeah, I think if he were a veteran, we'd know by now. Though, working at the VA Hospital is a form of service to the nation, imo.

jmo

Yes, and Pretti was also a federal employee at the VA, a member of the American Federation of Government Employees Union Local 3669.

Minneapolis shooting: What we know about Alex Pretti, the man killed by Border Patrol agent

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot Saturday morning by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Here's what's known about the Minneapolis resident.

www.fox9.com

 

[SouthAussie]

I don't see how anyone can defend ICE after this. Psychopaths masquerading as immigration enforcement.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015227532589580347

And what were the other 9 or so shots about? One shot, then 9 or 10 more shots into a man who is laying on the ground, defenseless.

 

[keek]

1m ago

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a Minneapolis native, responds to shooting: "ICE > MN"​

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responded to a federal immigration enforcement officer shooting of Alex Pretti Saturday afternoon by saying, "Thank God for the patriots of @ICEgov — we have your back 100%. You are SAVING the country."

Hegseth, who was born in Minneapolis, added, "Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street" before concluding: "ICE > MN."



By Eric Henderson

Federal agents fatally shoot another Minneapolis resident; BCA says feds deny access to shooting scene

Federal agents in Minneapolis shot and killed a 37-year-old man in south Minneapolis Saturday morning.

www.cbsnews.com

A waste of space but not in this admin. Little big man. IMO

 

[keek]

The Military Times article, pulling from the Associated Press, is in the Veterans section of their news, but doesn't indicate that he was a veteran. He is probably there because of his service to the VA hospital. He was a Boy Scout and sang in a boy's choir in school.

His ex-wife said that "Pretti got a permit to carry a concealed firearm about three years ago and that he owned at least one semiautomatic handgun when they separated."

His neighbors "knew he had guns — he’d occasionally take a rifle to shoot at a gun range — but were surprised at the idea that he might carry a pistol on the streets."

The article also notes that he lived about 2 miles away from the location where he was shot and killed.

Man killed by US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was VA nurse

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs, his family said.

www.militarytimes.com

They would of killed him anyway, legally carried gun or NOT. IMO