Overview
- DHS says Pretti approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm handgun, carried two magazines and no ID, resisted disarmament, and an agent fired what the agency called defensive shots.
- Multiple videos circulating online show several masked federal agents wrestling with a man before a volley of gunfire, with a newly surfaced angle depicting moments leading up to the confrontation.
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Pretti was a U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner with a carry permit, suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and that more than one officer fired.
- Pretti’s parents confirmed his identity to the Associated Press and described him as an ICU nurse; local records and reporting note ties to the University of Minnesota.
- Street protests intensified near the scene as Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz pressed for federal agents to leave the city, while the Hennepin County Attorney and BCA opened an investigation and requested public video submissions.