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Killing of Alex Pretti

2026 shooting by US Border Patrol agents

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Use of force (3)
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On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American intensive care nurse for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, was shot multiple times and killed by two United States Customs and Border Protection officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The incident occurred amid widespread protests against Operation Metro Surge, especially following the killing of Renée Good on January 7 by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Pretti was filming law enforcement agents with his phone and directing traffic.

📰 Related News (8)

🇺🇸 Border Patrol Shoots Armed Person Near Canadian Border, Authorities Say (2026-02-23)
The F.B.I. said that the person, who was not killed, “allegedly fired at” a Border Patrol agent in Pittsburg, N.H., around 1 a.m. on Sunday....
🇺🇸 Key legislators seek DOJ records on Alex Pretti and Renee Good killings by next week (2026-01-27)
Congress is ratcheting up its scrutiny of the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, with some House Democrats pressing...
🇺🇸 "My brother is, and always will be, my hero," Alex Pretti's sister says (2026-01-27)
In a new statement, Alex Pretti's sister says the man federal agents killed in Minneapolis "always wanted to make a difference in this world."...
🇺🇸 Customs and Border Protection review finds 2 agents opened fire on Alex Pretti (2026-01-27)
CBS News obtained a memo from Customs and Border Protection detailing the deadly Minneapolis shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday by federa...
🇺🇸 Former law enforcement trainer sees "unanswered questions" in Alex Pretti's shooting (2026-01-28)
A former federal law enforcement trainer says the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers raises serious concerns...
🇺🇸 One of Alex Pretti's final ICU patients says terrorism claims "broke my heart" (2026-01-28)
Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot Saturday by Border Patrol officers, was a nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, where he worked with the sickest of...
🇺🇸 How the Trump administration is reacting to Border Patrol killing Alex Pretti in Minneapolis (2026-01-26)
🇺🇸 Feds formally refuse to share evidence in Alex Pretti killing, BCA says (2026-02-16)
Minnesota's top investigative agency said Monday the federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of A...

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