US EditionFederal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave
Customs and Border Protection confirmed placing two agents on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti amid ongoing investigations and conflicting initial reports.
- 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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The pressure seems to be too great: First, the US Department of Domestic Protection still justifies the fatal shots at Alex Pretti and represents the shooters as "victims". Now there is another response from the authorities.
The metropolis of the north of the United States, now the emblem of Donald Trump's anti-immigration policy, remains under the shock of the death of two Americans in the hands of federal agents: Alex Pretti, 37-year-old protestor, killed on Saturday by border police officers (BCP), who...
Agents on leave after Minneapolis shooting
Two immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, a US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump battles backlash over the incident. "The two officers involved are on administrative leave. This is standard protocol," the spokesperson told AFP in a statement. Intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti was shot multiple times on Saturday after being …
News Wrap: DHS says agents in Alex Pretti shooting on leave
In our news wrap Wednesday, Homeland Security officials say the two federal agents who fired shots in the death of Alex Pretti have been on administrative leave since Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration's military operation to seize then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Federal Reserve hit the brakes on interest rates after three cuts last year.
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