US EditionFederal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said two federal agents involved in the Saturday Minneapolis shooting have been on administrative leave since the fatal incident, calling it standard protocol.
- CBP's preliminary review found body-worn camera footage and records contradicted initial claims that Alex Pretti, 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, brandished a weapon during the protest in Minneapolis' Eat Street district on Saturday | Jan. 24, 2026.
- Video from multiple angles shows a Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection officer each fired Glock pistols during the struggle, while investigators review body-worn camera video to determine if both agents' shots struck Pretti.
- The killing has intensified unrest and vigils in Minneapolis and Toronto, while the Department of Homeland Security said a formal investigation will let facts guide the probe.
- Shared with lawmakers on Tuesday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection report did not support claims Pretti was armed, requiring notification to congressional committees within 72 hours amid Minnesota enforcement operations' second fatal encounter this month.
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A legal expert on CNN flagged a suspicious new detail that emerged on Wednesday about the death of ICU nurse Alex Prettiover the weekend, one that President Donald Trump’s administration should have released by now. John Miller, CNN’s chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, reviewed a new video that shows a confrontation between Pretti and ICE officers in Minneapolis about 11 days before the nurse was gunned down at a protest. In the vid…
Federal cops in Pretti shooting placed on leave; Pretti's family retains attorneys from George Floyd case
One Border Patrol agent and one Customs and Border Protection officer were placed on leave for their involvement in the lethal shooting of anti-ICE activist Alex Pretti, according to ABC News.Also on Wednesday, Pretti's family retained attorneys who had helped prosecute an officer in the death of George Floyd.'It's just amateurish. It's terrible; it's making the president look bad on policy.'The developments come after President Donald Trump and…
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