NewsFeed Two US federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration raid in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, as fallout from the most recent killing of a US citizen continues to cause outrage. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo explains. Published On 29 Jan 202629 Jan 2026 […]
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Trump says government will ‘de-escalate a little bit’ in Minnesota after Pretti shooting
President Donald Trump said his administration was “going to de-escalate a little bit” in Minnesota, after the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal immigration officers there. “Bottom line, it was terrible. Both of them were terrible,” he said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday. In early January Renee Good was fatally […]
Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
Family handout Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis on Saturday The man who was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified by his family as 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking and is understood to have joined protests after Renee […]
Video White House distances itself from accusations Alex Pretti was ‘domestic terrorist’
White House distances itself from accusations Alex Pretti was ‘domestic terrorist’ ABC News’ Mary Bruce asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt if President Donald Trump agrees with administration officials who labeled Alex Pretti a “domestic terrorist.” January 26, 2026 Source link
Minnesota rebuffs DOJ’s data demands after Pretti shooting : NPR
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon speaks to the media about early voting on Sept. 19, 2024. Adam Bettcher/AP hide caption toggle caption Adam Bettcher/AP Minnesota officials are rebuffing a series of demands from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, as the state continues its clash with the Trump administration over the surge of federal immigration […]
A minute-by-minute timeline of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent
The interaction that ended in the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning began at least three minutes earlier when Pretti appeared to be using his phone to record CBP officers, according to videos reviewed and verified by ABC News. Minutes later, Pretti was pinned on the street by multiple federal agents — […]
Minnesota governor wants federal immigration agents out after Pretti killed | Protests News
Minnesota’s Democratic governor, Tim Walz, has demanded that US President Donald Trump pull “untrained” federal immigration agents out of the state after Border Patrol agents shot and killed a demonstrator in Minneapolis, the second such death in the city amid the ongoing crackdown. As calls for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex […]
Senators call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti : NPR
A person holds a sign during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) Adam Gray/AP/FR172090 AP hide caption toggle caption Adam Gray/AP/FR172090 AP Congressional leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration’s account […]
Minneapolis shooting: parents of Alex Pretti say Trump officials are telling ‘sickening lies’ | Minneapolis
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Yesterday’s killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers came weeks after Renee Good, also a 37-year-old American citizen, was killed on 7 January by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, sparking outrage nationwide. My colleague Richard Luscombe reports in this […]