US EditionFederal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave
Two federal immigration agents were placed on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, amid investigation and public backlash over contradictory initial government claims.
- 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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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 …
Two officers of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) were suspended from their posts because of their alleged responsibility for Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis. Reports indicate that at least two ICE officers were placed on administrative leave for the nurse’s murder and investigations are under way into whether more elements participated in the attack. ICE suspends two officers for Alex Pretti’s death in MinneapolisOn Wednesday…
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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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