Overview
- Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents on Jan. 24, 2026, and his family went public for the first time in a Good Morning America interview to demand answers.
- Eyewitness and cellphone video shown to the family and the public appears to show Pretti recording agents, being shoved and wrestled to the ground, having his legally carried firearm removed, and then being struck by roughly 10 shots.
- The Department of Justice opened a federal civil‑rights investigation that DHS and the FBI are involved in, the agencies say the probe remains active but no criminal charges or agency accountability have been announced.
- Pretti’s parents and sister say they learned of his death from television footage, they criticized early public statements by senior administration allies that vilified him, and they want the agents’ names and a fuller accounting.
- Multiple parallel reviews by federal and local investigators complicate public visibility into the case and leave open the timing and scope of any charges, oversight action, or formal family briefings.