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

[LAborn]

A 2nd witness has given sworn testimony of what happened during the shooting.

Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony

Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground

www.theguardian.com

Thanks for posting this. The lady in the pink jacket closest to what happened:

She said: “The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn’t see him touch any of them – he wasn’t even turned toward them. It didn’t look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. 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 … I don’t know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him …”

She continued: “I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.

“I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me, and I don’t feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don’t know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they’re not telling the truth about what happened.”

 

[tlcya]

DBM as @LAborn beat me to it.

 

[jepop]

My God. The US Govt through its agents is murdering civilians these days, and all honky dory apparently. This is a nightmare become real. Welcome to dictatorship IMO.

 

[Ruminations]

That could be a picture of ANY gun. MOO

Any unsecured, irresponsibly handled gun.

MOO

 

[Snoopster]

https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3md7q7guacc22

 

[LAborn]

Federal Agent Reportedly Said ‘Boo Hoo’ After Minneapolis Man Was Shot Dead, Mayor Asks ‘How Many More Americans Need to Die?’

A federal agent reportedly mocked protesters who were speaking out against the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man, telling them, ‘Boo hoo.’ Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the person shot dead was ‘a 37-year-old white male who is a Minneapolis resident.’

people.com

 

[georgiajean]

Please tell me where the ice agents were actively investigating or conducting an operation in scope with their duties and charter? I see them on a street outside sort of milling around prior, randomly shoving people. Alex Pretti was using a cell phone to film them, They then shoved a woman among other things - tear gas etc, he went to assist her, and paid with his life.

CNN interviews man who witnessed the shooting. According to this witness, who was in the donut shop and also filmed the shooting, the ICE agents were chasing a man who ran into the donut shop and then the owner locked the door so ICE couldn't get in. that is when they started milling about and taking their aggression out on bystanders. And why Alex Pretti got involved helping women who were being accosted by the agents.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=872792118690376

 

[Mo Thuairim]

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[Ruminations]

WOW, color me shocked. The NRA has made a public statement about the shooting and defending Alex’s 2nd amendment rights, and called out the tweet from the States Attorney.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015227627464728661

Well, I think we know why some people who were very vocally blaming Renee for her shooting are not blaming Alex for his.

Vance comes to mind. The NYPost comes to mind.

They don't want to annoy the NRA.

MOO

 

[bearfossils]

Pam Bondi offers to pull ICE out of Minneapolis if voter files handed over

“Do as we say or we’ll terrorize your citizens with federal agents”.

Remind me again, how is this not fascism? What do voting records and Medicaid files have to do with immigration enforcement? How is extorting local governments by use of federal forces anything but terrorism committed by our own government against us?

 

[LAborn]

Pam Bondi offers to pull ICE out of Minneapolis if voter files handed over

“Do as we say or we’ll terrorize your citizens with federal agents”.

Remind me again, how is this not fascism? What do voting records and Medicaid files have to do with immigration enforcement? How is extorting local governments by use of federal forces anything but terrorism committed by our own government against us?

They want to throw the election. Once Dems are in control of congress, they'll have to face the music, and they'll do anything apparently to keep that from happening. Pure evil.

 

[otto]

Very likely what they were doing. Recently it came out that ICE stole a teenager’s phone after detaining him and his father because the teen recorded them abusing him and his father.

Link to that story: ICE Reportedly Stole a 10th Grader’s Phone, Then Seemingly Sold It for Cash

I was prepared to see the shooting, and the death, in the video. The ICE agents all stood back a few feet for a moment. Then they all approached the body, got on their hands and knees, and grabbed at him, shoved him, rifled him. It was as though they had no awareness of what they had done, and no respect for a deceased man. It looked like they were desperate to grab evidence and alter the scene.

Police officers are trained to preserve the scene and wait for an analysis of the shooting. These shooters did not appear to conduct themselves like police.

 

[tlcya]

DBM - off topic.

 

[Ruminations]

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

Remember, they have the data DOGE stole to cross reference and create very complete dossiers.

MOO

 

[seasideForest]

I listen to Heather Cox Richardson, an expert on American history.

In this podcast she explains "these actions are based in racist beliefs that POC are invading and taking over white people who are going to destroy it. And anyone standing up for POC are also an enemy". [paraphrasing]

Demented and sick.

Thank you for posting. Very informative. Gives a bit of hope, and describes actions Americans can take now w/o resorting to violence.

 

[otto]

My opinion. During the tussle, an agent removed his firearm, upon bringing it up and away from those present, for some reason it discharged. That Sig is known for accidental discharge, or the agent accidentally fired the weapon in the heat of the moment. That negligent discharge is part of what started the rest of the shooting.

Also, it's possible when the agent disarmed the man, in the chaos, another agent saw the weapon and not realizing who held it, yelled "gun". That, in conjunction with the negligent discharge, set the ball rolling.

My opinion. Had the armed man not inserted himself in to the situation he'd be alive today.

With the first shooting (Renee Good), I was prepared to give the benefit of the doubt and accept that there was a possible misunderstanding at the time of the shooting. The one fact that did not fit was that the driver was no threat after the first shot. The ICE agent shot her two more times from a different angle. That could not be explained.

Now we have another shooting with similar circumstances. The first shot removed all threat to the ICE agents, but they kept shooting. That cannot be explained under any circumstances.

It is not an acceptable argument that 5-7 armed ICE agents are so confused and disorganized that, while one agent removes a gun and says "gun" - as it I have the gun, all the other agents don't know what is going on and start shooting up an unarmed man who has been tackled and beaten in the streets. Are they trained agents with protocol, or confused, trigger-happy, frightened men who shoot first and think later?

 

[Mmcgirl13]

An article here that references a statement made by the Minnesota Department of Corrections regarding the individal ICE was allegedly looking for at the time of the shooting:

Minnesota DOC launches new website to 'address ongoing misinformation by DHS'

"The DOC names Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino directly in a statement.

"In the hours following the shooting, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino held a press conference asserting that the operation was targeting an individual named Jose Huerta-Chuma and characterized him as having a significant criminal history. Because federal statements have repeatedly included inaccurate information about Minnesota custody and criminal records, the DOC reviewed available records to determine whether the individual referenced had any connection to Minnesota state prison custody.
Based on DOC records and publicly available Minnesota court data:

• The individual identified by federal officials has never been in Minnesota DOC custody.
• DOC and court records show no felony commitments associated with this
• Public Minnesota court records reflect only misdemeanor-level traffic offenses from more than a decade ago.
• The individual is not currently under DOC supervision."

So not only did the man they killed not have a criminal record, seemingly the man they were targeting didn't either, and the head of a US federal agency went in front of the American public and lied about it (again).

All JMO.

 

[bearfossils]

They want to throw the election. Once Dems are in control of congress, they'll have to face the music, and they'll do anything apparently to keep that from happening. Pure evil.

They only win by cheating. Republicans and evangelicals rely on abuses of the electoral process like gerrymandering in order to win positions of power. What would be really meaningful is the notion that actual Democratic candidates would take actually democratic stances and represent the people, instead of playing as centrists because they’re afraid to offend racists, sexists, xenophobes, etc. I guess we’ll see in the next few years who walks the walk and talks the talk.

 

[Ruminations]

The victim had a concealed carry permit. There was no visible presence of a gun.

The Ice agents forcibly pushed a woman over for no reason as they walked by her.
The victim went to her aid. The agents then pushed him, then tackled him and beat the hell out of him before they killed him.

I did not see anyone inserting themselves into any ICE operation. All was legal and above board.

Now bad enough his family is left without him - but they also have to be concerned with the false narratives being put out there by our own govt

The victim was by all accounts a “helper” and a good decent honest citizen.
May he rip.

Exactly.

The interference was border control agents against peaceful protesters, legal watchers, people with phone cameras. They were pushed, pepper-sprayed and shot.

In the event that protesters were interfering with something related to border enforcement (In Minneapolis? What border were they guarding?) then the border agents should have called the local LE to ask the police to ensue protesters to protest legally. But, the protesters and watchers were not violating any laws.

Border patrol is supposed to patrol the US border. ICE is supposed to enforce immigration law. And, if there had been any need to deal with protesters or watchers crossing lega lines, MN would have dealt with it themselves.

MOO

 

[Kaley Smith]

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Chilling. Many of these agents are ruthless and heartless. My source is what I've been seeing and hearing the past few months. The videos tell the story in my opinion.