US EditionInitial D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, Departing From Noem’s Claim
A CBP internal review found Alex Pretti resisted detention but did not brandish a weapon, contradicting earlier claims by DHS and Trump officials, based on body camera footage.
- On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility shared a preliminary review finding Alex Pretti, 37, was shot after resisting arrest without brandishing a weapon.
- During the enforcement operation, a CBP customs officer ordered Pretti and a woman out of the street, but they did not comply and the officer deployed pepper spray.
- Body‑worn camera footage and agency records show an agent removed Pretti's firearm before officers fired about five seconds later, and C.B.P. personnel provided medical aid at 9:02 a.m. with local emergency medical services arriving about three minutes later.
- Two officers are on administrative leave while Homeland Security Investigations leads the probe and C.B.P.'s Office of Professional Responsibility will review HSI's findings, as former O.P.R. officials called for an FBI investigation.
- Amid national attention, local volunteers and activists reported Minneapolis enforcement is contentious and agents change locations, as Patty O'Keefe said, `They definitely shift around`.
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Duluth News Tribune
2 federal officers put on leave, DHS review to Congress does not mention Pretti brandishing firearm
A preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Alex Pretti, 37, was shot by two federal officers, a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer, after he refused to move out of the street following an order from a customs officer.
A very scared Trump is backtracking
Days after the brutal execution of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, we still don’t know the identities of the masked ICE agents who shot him dead. They fled the scene and are nowhere to be found. Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is shrouding their whereabouts in secrecy. After much video analysis by legal experts and major news organizations, it became very clear, very quickly, that Pretti was pinned down by a group of agents and d…
DHS review does not mention Pretti brandishing gun: Reports
An internal review of the Alex Pretti shooting, reviewed by multiple news outlets, does not mention that he brandished his weapon before being shot, as at least one Trump official initially claimed. The preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said two federal agents fired shots at Pretti after he was resisting arrest,…
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