US Edition'Get the truth out about our son' say family of man shot dead by federal officer in Minneapolis
The shooting of Alex Pretti, a licensed gun owner, during a federal immigration operation has sparked protests and calls for an independent investigation amid contradictory evidence.
- On January 24, 2026, U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, during a federal immigration operation in south Minneapolis; DHS said the agent fired in self-defense, alleging Pretti approached with a 9mm and resisted disarmament.
- Amid rising tensions after a Jan. 7 killing, federal enforcement intensified in Minneapolis with over 3,000 federal immigration agents deployed; a federal judge's injunction was stayed this past week after appeals.
- Video and sworn statements show agents spraying and tackling Pretti before shots were fired, and a nearby physician filed a sworn statement about initial hesitation before starting CPR.
- Protests erupted in multiple cities, with crowds confronting federal agents in Minneapolis, as more than 1,000 gathered for the Whittier Park vigil and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz deployed the state's National Guard.
- Minnesota officials will take the lead in the investigation amid unresolved jurisdictional disputes, while a federal judge ordered the Trump administration and DHS to preserve all evidence and protests continue during lawmakers' DHS funding debates with a January 30, 2026 deadline.
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Top Border Patrol official says Alex Pretti to blame for being fatally shot by ICE agents
The Border Patrol official leading President Trump's immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota is framing Saturday's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old ICU nurse as a tragic but unavoidable consequence of a man who was "actively impeding and assaulting law enforcement."
Minneapolis: Victim's family calls for "truth"
The parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who was shot dead by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, issued a written statement decrying top Trump administration officials who suggested their son was a “domestic terrorist”. They remembered their son, an ICU nurse, as a man dedicated to caring for others and a compassionate advocate for social justice. France24 International Affairs commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
Man killed by Border Patrol in Minneapolis was nurse at a veterans hospital, family says
MINNEAPOLIS — Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
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