ANOTHER LIFE TAKEN BY ICE IN MINNESOTA ( Mini Pod)

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Hospital, was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents during an anti-ICE protest in South Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Key Facts:

Pretti was participating in protests against ICE operations, which intensified after the recent killing of another Minneapolis resident, Renee Good, by federal immigration agents.

Witness videos show Pretti recording federal agents, attempting to shield a woman who had been shoved, and being pepper-sprayed before being tackled.

Multiple agents pinned him to the ground, and shots were fired while he was restrained.

Federal officials claim Pretti approached officers with a gun, but multiple videos and eyewitness accounts strongly dispute this, showing him holding a phone and trying to assist others.

Pretti was legally permitted to carry a firearm, but family and witnesses say he was not brandishing a weapon.