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

[Snoopster]

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.

Do you mean that we should reject evidence we see with our own eyes?
And what is your definition of murder? I believe that it is killing a person who is no threat to you. Ten shots?? Seriously? Just my opinion and observations.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Do you mean that we should reject evidence we see with our own eyes?
And what is your definition of murder? I believe that it is killing a person who is no threat to you. Ten shots?? Seriously? Just my opinion and observations.

Ten shots in the back, no less

 

[Charlot123]

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

I was thinking yesterday how hard it was, to protest under freezing rain and in such cold. And woke up to these news...

 

[Inthedetails]

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.

It's chilling that the fed officials lied today, and it's just as chilling that there are people in the public who defend the lies.

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

I was thinking yesterday how hard it was, to protest under freezing rain and in such cold. And woke up to these news...

Hundreds of protestors gathered in sub-zero wind chills in Chicago and a nearby suburb for protests Saturday afternoon after a man was shot and killed by federal officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota earlier that morning.

Chicagoans protest against deadly Minneapolis ICE operations in sub-zero cold

Protestors gathered in sub-zero wind chills in Chicago and Oak Park for protests Saturday after a man was killed by federal officer in Minneapolis.

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[Charlot123]

-10F

Do you know how cold that is?

For promptness, I just subtract 30 (instead of 32), divide by 2 (instead of multiplying by 5/9) and subtract one. I got - 21 C. IRL, it is - 23 C but my very fast approximation usually works.

What matters more is: wind, no wind, or the humidity of the air.

 

[Inthedetails]

Regarding rendering aid:


A doctor who lives near the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday described in a sworn court filing how agents initially hesitated and asked for proof of a medical license when the doctor tried to approach and render aid....

The doctor said they were initially turned down, but eventually allowed to go to the person after being patted down.

“Normally, I would not have been so persistent,” the doctor said in their statement, “but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him.”...

Shortly after he started C.P.R., emergency medical personnel arrived and took over, the doctor said.

Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun

Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Inthedetails]

Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun

Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.

www.nytimes.com

Same link^^

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles said the city had filed an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit calling for a halt to the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul. “This violence has to stop and the President must remove these armed, federal forces from Minneapolis and other American cities,” she said in a statement.

 

[JennieM]

Defense Secretary shares advice on 'how to avoid ICE'
​

Pete Hegseth has posted a graphic on X of an ICE officer and a series of instructions for "how to avoid ICE". They are listed as "don't be here illegally", "don't attack ICE officers", and "obey federal and state laws".

He also linked back to another post earlier in the night in which he wrotethat the "patriots" of ICE are "saving the country", saying "we have your back 100%."

"Shame on the leadership of Minnesota - and the lunatics in the street", he wrote.

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

 

[JennieM]

Witness did not see Pretti holding gun - advocacy group​

In a reported affidavit, an unnamed eyewitness who recorded video of the shooting says she did not see Alex Pretti with a gun in the moments before he was shot by federal agents.

The document, which has the woman's name redacted out, was posted on X by a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, external, a migrant advocacy group.

She states that she got involved as an observer after hearing whistles alerting people to the presence of ICE agents on an avenue near her home.

A man directing traffic, whom she later identifies as Pretti, helped her find a parking space. He then filmed an ICE agent with his phone as the agent threatened other observers with pepper spray.

An ICE agent, she says, then pushed a woman to the ground and released pepper spray.

Pretti, according to her account, tried to help the woman to her feet despite being sprayed himself and was grabbed by other ICE agents.

He did not appear to resist, she says, adding: "I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times."

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

 

[JennieM]

Lawsuit filed to prevent destruction of evidence​

Authorities in Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against federal agencies to prevent the destruction of evidence concerning the shooting of Alex Pretti.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension jointly filed the lawsuit as well as a motion for a temporary restraining order in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.

They were filed against the Department of Homeland Security; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Customs and Border Patrol; the US Border Control; and "their respective leadership". US Attorney General Pam Bondi is also named as a defendant.

"Evidence covered by today’s filings includes evidence the defendants, and those acting at their direction and under their authority, took from the scene of the shooting, preventing state authorities from inspecting it," the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

“Federal agents are not above the law and Alex Pretti is certainly not beneath it,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

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

 

[JennieM]

2m ago
A man who says that Alex Pretti worked at the veterans hospital that treated his late father has voiced words of support for him.

“He read my dad’s final salut at the VA after he passed away,” the man said in an Instagram post.

Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal agents early Saturday, was an intensive care unit nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

The man, identified as Mac Randolph on Instagram, said he “never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point” and posted a video of Pretti’s remarks to his late father.

“Also my Fathers final words to me was continue to fight the good fight. He would be honored in Alex’ sacrifice, and ashamed of this current administration,” the man said. In my Dads words I encourage you all to continue to ‘fight the good fight.’”

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]

Defense Secretary shares advice on 'how to avoid ICE'​

​

Pete Hegseth has posted a graphic on X of an ICE officer and a series of instructions for "how to avoid ICE". They are listed as "don't be here illegally", "don't attack ICE officers", and "obey federal and state laws".

He also linked back to another post earlier in the night in which he wrotethat the "patriots" of ICE are "saving the country", saying "we have your back 100%."

"Shame on the leadership of Minnesota - and the lunatics in the street", he wrote.

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

How not to kill someone: Don't shoot them. Again and again.

jmo

 

[Snoopster]

Defense Secretary shares advice on 'how to avoid ICE'​

​

Pete Hegseth has posted a graphic on X of an ICE officer and a series of instructions for "how to avoid ICE". They are listed as "don't be here illegally", "don't attack ICE officers", and "obey federal and state laws".

He also linked back to another post earlier in the night in which he wrotethat the "patriots" of ICE are "saving the country", saying "we have your back 100%."

"Shame on the leadership of Minnesota - and the lunatics in the street", he wrote.

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

My understanding is that people are taking to the streets since ICE/CBP are grabbing people without due process. I thought they were focused on criminals, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Imagine seeing your neighbors, friends, colleagues, fellow students, etc. being roughed up by masked people with guns. Often these people are grabbed, rough housed and detained, only to be let go later when they hadn't broken any law. Or in some cases, we don't know what became of them. In normal law enforcement family knows where the person is and what charges the person is held under. Not so with ICE/CBP. And most of these agents are recently hired with bonuses related to how many people they grab. So much for law and order. JMO.

 

[Lisbeth_S]

I feel insulted every time Noem opens her mouth, and I am not even American.
As viewers of all the videos available online, we are expected to believe what we are told by the "regime", despite the truth being clearly in front of our very eyes.
It's like living in a badly directed dystopian movie.
An army of lawless masked men can harass, detain, threaten, rape and kill...yet a police officer can't even do a traffic stop without a valid reason. I see a double standard here.
And protesters are the terrorists apparently.

I am sickened and saddened for what Americans are going through. And even more sickened by the fact that so many choose to be blind to it and defend this "regime".

 

[tricia]

Hey Everyone.
I really appreciate you following Websleuths rules.
This is very upsetting. We must rely on our own eyes to judge what happened in this tragic shooting.
While I understand the intense emotion behind what happened today I am asking you to please refrain from name-calling. This is for both sides. Do not call the victim names, do not call ICE agents names. By refraining from name-calling we can keep the thread from spiraling out of control.
Keep discussing the facts.
Again, I greatly appreciate your participation
Tricia

 

[JennieM]

Hey Everyone.
I really appreciate you following Websleuths rules.
This is very upsetting. We must rely on our own eyes to judge what happened in this tragic shooting.
While I understand the intense emotion behind what happened today I am asking you to please refrain from name-calling. This is for both sides. Do not call the victim names, do not call ICE agents names. By refraining from name-calling we can keep the thread from spiraling out of control.
Keep discussing the facts.
Again, I greatly appreciate your participation
Tricia

Thank you for letting us have this thread.

 

[Inthedetails]

I feel insulted every time Noem opens her mouth, and I am not even American.
As viewers of all the videos available online, we are expected to believe what we are told by the "regime", despite the truth being clearly in front of our very eyes.
It's like living in a badly directed dystopian movie.
An army of lawless masked men can harass, detain, threaten, rape and kill...yet a police officer can't even do a traffic stop without a valid reason. I see a double standard here.
And protesters are the terrorists apparently.

I am sickened and saddened for what Americans are going through. And even more sickened by the fact that so many choose to be blind to it and defend this "regime".

If they went after violent criminals, the worst-of-the-worst as promised, there would be no protests.

jmopinion

 

[Inthedetails]

Wait, what? Bondi is asking MN for its voter rolls. From the letter she sent Gov Walz, she wants MN to:

Allow the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to access Minnesota’s voter rolls to confirm the state’s voter registration policies comply with federal law.

Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota

The United States Attorney General is urging Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to support federal law enforcement efforts and immigration policy, hours after a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was fatally shot a Border Patrol agent.

www.fox9.com

 

[HmmMysterious]

Wait, what? Bondi is asking MN for its voter rolls. From the letter she sent Gov Walz, she wants MN to:

Allow the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to access Minnesota’s voter rolls to confirm the state’s voter registration policies comply with federal law.

Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota

The United States Attorney General is urging Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to support federal law enforcement efforts and immigration policy, hours after a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was fatally shot a Border Patrol agent.

www.fox9.com

Literal extortion.