Overview
- Alex Pretti, 37, an intensive care nurse with a legal carry permit and no police record, was shot and killed on January 24 during a DHS/ICE operation in Minneapolis.
- DHS officials say agents fired in self-defense after confronting an armed individual and have publicized a photo of a 9 mm handgun allegedly recovered at the scene.
- Authenticated footage shows agents wrestling and striking a man before multiple shots are fired, and independent analyses, including Bellingcat and AFP, indicate at least two agents fired and that many rounds were discharged as he lay on the ground, a reading disputed by DHS.
- A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to preserve all evidence related to the shooting as Minnesota officials press for local control or a joint inquiry, with some Republicans also calling for a transparent investigation.
- Mayor Jacob Frey said federal agents will start leaving the city on Tuesday as protests spread nationwide and political pressure intensifies, with Democratic leaders threatening to block DHS funding and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton urging public engagement.