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

[JennieM]

13m ago
Minnesota prosecutors sued the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies on Saturday, to protect local law enforcement access to evidence in the death of Alex Pretti. Their Minnesota federal court lawsuit alleges that federal agents blocked local law enforcement’s early investigative efforts.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Hennepin County Attorney’s Office alleged in their lawsuit that federal officials’ “apparent determination to deny State and local law enforcement access to relevant evidence is contrary to core principles of federalism” in the Constitution. (Federalism “refers “the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.”

“As is typical of an officer-involved shooting involving a federal officer, BCA personnel headed to the scene to investigate the incident,” the suit said. “But federal personnel purported to order Minnesota law enforcement to leave, denying them immediate access to critical evidence necessary to investigate crimes under state law.”

“According to reports, federal personnel apparently seized cell phones and detained witnesses. It is unclear whether federal personnel otherwise processed the scene—let alone how carefully,” the suit further alleges. “Then just a few hours after the shooting, federal personnel left, allowing the perimeter to collapse and potentially spoiling evidence.”

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

 

[Inthedetails]

The International Association of Chiefs of Police — the largest association of police executives — has issued a statement urging the White House to intervene and de-escalate tensions between federal and local law enforcement.

Live updates: Federal agent shoots and kills man in Minneapolis, officials say

Officials confirmed that a federal agent shot a person in south Minneapolis, prompting a heavy law-enforcement response, street closures and sharp condemnation from Gov. Tim Walz.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Thank you CIVIL RIGHTS marchers,, hoses and dogs and violence put upon the people. Murdered as well. Just one protest that changed the course of lives and the country. Good human beings. IMO

We all need to remember what John Lewis had to say about getting into 'good trouble'.

Staying silent and submissive changes nothing. Standing firm is important. Calling out injustice is important. And documenting violence is so important when the government spin is so obviously lies when compared to the evidence.

MOO

 

[Inthedetails]

We all need to remember what John Lewis had to say about getting into 'good trouble'.

Staying silent and submissive changes nothing. Standing firm is important. Calling out injustice is important. And documenting violence is so important when the government spin is so obviously lies when compared to the evidence.

MOO

John Lewis' words were what I thought of when I read keek's comment. Make good trouble.

There will always be people tsk-tsk'ing protesters. Big woop.

jmo

 

[JennieM]

4m ago
Minnesota law enforcement agencies warned in court papers that “there is every reason to believe” the Department of Homeland Security will “continue to deny” access to evidence in Alex Pretti’s death--unless a court intervenes.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension(BCA) and Hennepin County Attorney’s Office made this claim in a lawsuit filed in the wake of Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents on Saturday.

In arguing that DHS will thwart their access to evidence, The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said the feds had blocked their efforts investigating Renee Good’s death. Good was fatally shot by a federal agent on 7 January.

Federal authorities “revoked” BCA’s access to evidence in Good’s death on 8 January “reversing an earlier agreement that a joint investigation would be undertaken and that the two sovereigns would share information,” the suit states.

The lawsuit is asking a judge to decide that federal authorities’ alleged “ongoing denial” of access to evidence “is unconstitutional and unlawful.”

They are also asking a judge to “preliminarily and permanently” prohibit the feds from destroying, altering, or concealing any such evidence.”

The DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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

 

[Snoopster]

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com%2Fpost%2F3md7azz55df2z

 

[Inthedetails]

Protesters file emergency request to reverse appeals court ruling​

Attorneys for several Minnesotans who filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration this month over the treatment of peaceful Minneapolis protesters by federal agents are tonight asking the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse an administrative stay it issued earlier this week.

The administrative stay reversed a lower court's ruling, which blocked federal law enforcement from retaliating against people engaged in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools.

Live updates: Federal agent shoots and kills man in Minneapolis, officials say

Officials confirmed that a federal agent shot a person in south Minneapolis, prompting a heavy law-enforcement response, street closures and sharp condemnation from Gov. Tim Walz.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Baciagalupo]

Seeing these officials lie so brazenly is very chilling, isn't it? It's a power play. They now everyone knows they are lying but they prove that it doesn't matter, that they own the truth. Scary times.

 

[statt#1]

DHS pre-judgement and (2} Active Cover Ups...
ARE NOT HELPFUL TO DETERMINING TRUTH

Total speculation in my opinion.

 

[Gators North]

I’m sorry, what?

Ignore, ignore, ignore.

 

[moonglow123]

Thank you everyone for posting statements various individuals and organizations have released about this murder. You KNOW the ICE Agents are egregiously out of line when even the creator of DHS, the NRA, and various police associations are condemning this shooting.

No one can present any reasonable justification for this shooting, apart from a select few governmental officials making one up. There was NO justification for shooting Alex, and hearing the lies those officials are spreading about it (when videos of the incident directly contradict them!) is sickening and sad.

 

[JennieM]

8m ago
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the type of gun the Department of Homeland Security claims Alex Pretti was carrying when he fatally shot by border patrol officers on Saturday is a Sig Sauer P320 9mm pistol, which is both popular and frequently carried by US military and law enforcement officers.

While Pretti was licensed to carry a gun, it has not yet been proven that the gun shown in a social media image posted online by DHS was, in fact, his.

The department’s credibility is suspect, given that senior federal officials, including the president, falsely claimed after Pretti was killed that he had approached the federal officers brandishing a gun, when video evidence shows that is not true.

The Minneapolis newspaper also notes: “Federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), also carry P320s, as do many state and local law enforcement officers.”

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

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Peaceful protest of thousands of Minnesotans on Friday with the message to ICE, "Get out." The following morning ICE agents shot a resident.

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“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE

Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.

inthesetimes.com

-10F

Do you know how cold that is?

 

[CrimeDawg123]

IMO This is not live action role playing. Calling your self a legal observer does not cloak you from the law. A legal observer is not a protected status. Again, dangerous obstruction of a legal, federal operation. Unlawful assembly. These are not the Robin Hood’s of our society. Yet, this behavior will continue to be encouraged by some officials, giving the dangerous and false impression that you will successfully stop federal operations. IMO

Please explain what law the victim violated

 

[Inthedetails]

Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus made a statement that includes:

We do not yet have an independent account of what initiated the encounter or what triggered the use of deadly force. Despite widespread speculation regarding intent, there has been no evidence produced indicating an intent to harm the officers. We are calling for a full and transparent investigation by both state and federal authorities.

Every peaceable Minnesotan has 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.

Press Release: MN Gun Owners Caucus responds to the shooting death of Alex Pretti

Every peaceable Minnesotan has the right to keep and bear arms—including while attending protests, acting as observers, or exercising their First Amendment rights.

gunowners.mn

 

[CrimeDawg123]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015158725791613045

 

[Inthedetails]

The American Nurses Association has issued a statement that includes:

ANA condemns violence in our communities. The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers.

answers.https://www.nursingworld.org/news/news-releases/2025/statement-from-the-american-nurses-association-regarding-the-death-of-registered-nurse-alex-pretti/

 

[Charlot123]

IMO This is not live action role playing. Calling your self a legal observer does not cloak you from the law. A legal observer is not a protected status. Again, dangerous obstruction of a legal, federal operation. Unlawful assembly. These are not the Robin Hood’s of our society. Yet, this behavior will continue to be encouraged by some officials, giving the dangerous and false impression that you will successfully stop federal operations. IMO

Let us decide what we are watching, is it still a “legal, federal operation” or has it morphed into “see what happens when poorly, trained, masked agents, stuck in cold, get angry because people on the streets of Minneapolis prevent them for being rewarded for more arrests”?

Protected status or not may be irrelevant as the observers operate within the borders of Minnesota. It falls under the state’s jurisdiction. On the constitutional level, protests fall under the First Amendment.
Likewise, legally obtained gun is Second Amendment in action.

Two US citizens killed by ICE in Minneapolis!

 

[Inthedetails]

About this source: Government Executive is government's business news daily and the premier digital destination for senior leaders in the federal government's departments and agencies.

Article posted today includes:

Trump administration officials accused Pretti of approaching Border Patrol agents with a weapon and resisting efforts to disarm him. They said, without evidence, that Pretti was looking to “massacre law enforcement.”...

The Trump administration was quick to denounce Pretti despite his work for the administration and with veterans, with Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi Noem quickly labeling him a domestic terrorist. VA did not respond to a request for comment. Records indicate Pretti worked for VA since at least 2016. ...

The shooting could have further implications for federal employees: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in response to the shooting that his party would not agree to a six-bill funding package next week if it contains DHS appropriations.

Man fatally shot by Border Patrol agents was a federal employee at VA

The intensive care unit nurse was 37. His death could have widespread implications for federal operations.

www.govexec.com

 

[Emerald1328]

Seeing these officials lie so brazenly is very chilling, isn't it? It's a power play. They now everyone knows they are lying but they prove that it doesn't matter, that they own the truth. Scary times.

“One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

“And when memory failed and written records were falsified—when that happened, the claim of the Party to have improved the conditions of human life had got to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist, any standard against which it could be tested.”

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

-George Orwell, 1984