US EditionTrump Labels Minneapolis Shooting Victim Alex Pretti 'Agitator' And ‘Insurrectionist’ After Video
Federal agents placed on leave amid DOJ civil rights probe after nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot following a scuffle during immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.
- On Jan 30, 2026, President Donald Trump called Alex Pretti an `Agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist`, citing newly shared footage of a scuffle last week.
- A Jan. 13 bystander video shows Pretti shouting an expletive and struggling with federal agents at an anti-ICE protest, footage released this week preceded Pretti being shot dead on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- The clips show Pretti yelling, spitting at an agent’s vehicle, kicking out the taillight and being tackled, while a handgun-like object appears visible in his waistband though he does not reach for it.
- The footage rekindled a national debate about Pretti’s death and helped trigger massive outrage and protests, while Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar, said ICE would withdraw agents if local Minneapolis officials cooperate.
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HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington Witness accounts and video from phones will be denied only by the most committed of Trump supporters. Comment: White House can’t spin killings, cruely in Mineapolis Wire Service
Trump sharply criticized Alex Pretti, who had damaged an ICE vehicle before his death, and the tensions in Minneapolis could rise again.
Facts are undeniable; White House denies them anyway
The killing of Alex Pretti was unjust and unjustified. While protesting — aka "observing" or "interfering with" — deportation operations, the VA hospital ICU nurse came to the aid of two protesters, one of whom had been slammed to the…
United States: Mass protests, strikes against ICE in Minnesota
Just 24 hours after mass protests and strikes were held across Minnesota, on January 23, against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attacks, United States Border Patrol agents shot and killed 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. Malik Miah reports.
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