US EditionMinnesota Officials, Lawmakers React After Federal Agent Fatally Shoots Man
The man was armed with a handgun and resisted arrest during the largest-ever immigration enforcement operation, prompting defensive shots by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- On Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care unit nurse, in south Minneapolis after firing more than 10 shots in five seconds.
- The shooting follows other federal-agent shootings in the city this month, including a Jan. 7, 2026 killing of Renée Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, with DHS alleging Pretti resisted disarmament during a south Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation.
- Videos circulating online show agents pepper-spraying and restraining Pretti before shots, while DHS posted a photo of a gun, and a witness said she saw no gun, with officials confirming Pretti held a firearms permit and was a legal owner.
- Protests spread across Minneapolis and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated security as protests grew in freezing temperatures and officials demanded clarity about the shooting.
- National reactions have ranged from union pressure to sports figures weighing in, as National Nurses United with more than 225,000 members criticized immigration enforcement and investigations and Pretti's family dispute early accounts.
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