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Minneapolis Shooting January

Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by Federal Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis in January, with disputes over the use of lethal force and investigations.

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Jan 27, 2026
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did Preeti quit his job as a nurse

The short answer: no — the available reporting shows was not fired from his nursing job and was employed as an ICU registered nurse at the at the time of his death . Multiple fact‑checks and news outl...

Jan 27, 2026
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Alex pretti fired from va weeks before shooting

Multiple credible news outlets and fact-checkers report that had been fired from his job at the in the weeks before he was shot are false and trace back to a fabricated article on a fringe website; Pr...

Jan 26, 2026
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Did an ice agent shoot off a piece of a woman’s hand

No credible reporting in the assembled sources supports the specific claim that a agent ""; contemporary coverage documents fatal shootings of two people in by federal immigration agents and competing...

Jan 28, 2026

Did Pretti have an id or permit on him?

was a licensed permit-to-carry holder in , according to multiple local officials and reporting . Whether he was carrying his permit card or any form of photo identification on his person at the time h...

Jan 28, 2026

Affidavit from Pretti witness

Two sworn affidavits filed in federal court dispute the ’s account that brandished a gun before he was shot, with bystanders saying they did not see him hold or reach for a weapon and that agents tack...

Jan 27, 2026

What official ballistic and autopsy reports have been released about the shooting of Alex Pretti, and what do they say?

No complete, publicly released official concerning the were available in the reporting reviewed; federal and local authorities have said and a federal judge has ordered preservation of evidence while ...

Jan 28, 2026

Did Alex Pretti have a gun permit on him when he was killed

Multiple reputable reports state that and city officials identified as a lawful gun owner who held a permit to carry a firearm at the time he was killed; contemporaneous videos and preliminary interna...

Jan 28, 2026

Did Alex Pretti post a photo of him holding a firearm threatening ice?

There is no evidence in the reporting provided that posted a photograph of himself holding a firearm to threaten ; available accounts instead show federal officials and the White House circulating ima...

Jan 27, 2026

Did Greg bovino get fired

Reports over the last 48 hours have said was removed from his high-profile “commander at large” role and sent back to his prior post in — language some outlets framed as a demotion — but the publicly ...

Jan 29, 2026

What do the body‑cam and bystander videos of the Pretti shooting actually show when analyzed frame‑by‑frame?

A frame‑by‑frame review of publicly available bystander videos shows moving through a with a cell phone in one hand, being sprayed and shoved by federal agents, then entering a brief scuffle before ag...

Jan 27, 2026

Latest on alex pretti

Alex Pretti during an , touching off and viral video scrutiny that undercut initial administration claims about Pretti’s actions; witnesses and multiple videos are cited as showing he did not brandish...

Jan 27, 2026

What is latest evidence and or conclusion about Alex pretti shooting in Minneapolis?

The most recent reporting shows that the in by a is the subject of and , with widely reported to conflict with initial federal descriptions of the encounter . Federal authorities ( with assistance and...

Jan 25, 2026

Why did ice shoot another person?

shot and killed during a January operation in ; federal officials say the man approached agents armed and an “armed struggle” ensued, while multiple bystander videos and several news outlets show Pret...