{"id":303517,"date":"2026-01-25T22:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/303517\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:20:19","slug":"alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-in-the-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/303517\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis in the aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Pretti\u2019s killing comes less than three weeks after Ren\u00e9e Good, 37, was fatally shot by an ICE officer elsewhere in the city, another incident already pulled into competing official and eyewitness accounts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In footage verified by several news outlets, Pretti is seen directing cars to park and coming to the aid of a woman who falls near federal agents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Department of Homeland Security in the US has, in official statements and press conferences, stated that Pretti approached agents with a 9mm handgun drawn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/us\/2026\/01\/25\/minneapolis-parents-of-alex-pretti-say-trump-officials-are-telling-sickening-lies\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minneapolis: Parents of Alex Pretti say Trump officials are telling \u2018sickening lies\u2019Opens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Multiple videos circulating online show him holding a phone as agents swarm around and pepper-spray him. They then force him to the ground, before a number of the agents shoot Mr Pretti whilst on the ground. Here is a selection of imagery from various news wires showing the situation in the aftermath of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Federal agents confront protestors near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, where federal law enforcement agents shot a person earlier on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TYSZUJC3IIAGPTFUXJ5ACCFDOY.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Federal agents confront protestors near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, where federal law enforcement agents shot a person earlier on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ASNLKYRD2IJUD3664UJEZUK5DE.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES \/ AFP via Getty Images) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"People pound on makeshift barriers, chant and yell at the site in Minneapolis where Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents earlier that day, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jamie Kelter Davis\/The New York Times)&#10;                      \" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VJHNQTQZSFQCVNWAJK3EDA6F2I.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>People pound on makeshift barriers, chant and yell at the site in Minneapolis where Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents earlier that day, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jamie Kelter Davis\/The New York Times)<br \/>\n                       <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"A demonstrator holds a sign during a candlelight vigil during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis (Photo by Caroline Brehman\/AP)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E7L3BRL4W2SSMIT3RFWTA3ENEA.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>A demonstrator holds a sign during a candlelight vigil during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis (Photo by Caroline Brehman\/AP) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Demonstrators place candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial at the site where Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a registered nurse was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier that morning, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769379615_655_EDW3BBQ63ZKUDSWGBASQBZTPSQ.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Demonstrators place candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial at the site where Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a registered nurse was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier that morning, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Minneapolis police officers ride an armoured vehicle after releasing gas canisters at protesters near where a man was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MPCSTFFXT3LBA6XZZ53VIT3QAA.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Minneapolis police officers ride an armoured vehicle after releasing gas canisters at protesters near where a man was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt \/ AFP via Getty Images) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Residents near the scene of a shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Jaida Grey Eagle\/Bloomberg)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C25M7R47CDXDSEJPNWS5QNTJEU.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Residents near the scene of a shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Jaida Grey Eagle\/Bloomberg) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"A protester faces a barrage of gas projectiles fired by Minneapolis police officers near where a man was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DWSPZ2KDWDLUM6JVXZEI5WDUJU.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>A protester faces a barrage of gas projectiles fired by Minneapolis police officers near where a man was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt \/ AFP via Getty Images) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Federal agents deploy tear gas as they confront protestors in Minneapolis, near the site where federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/YFIILVXMIW25KH6JMRPFS2CDEI.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Federal agents deploy tear gas as they confront protestors in Minneapolis, near the site where federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"A woman reacts after her partner was arrested and taken away as federal agents confront protestors in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IETVNANMRPHGU76AV3DCMQZG4A.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>A woman reacts after her partner was arrested and taken away as federal agents confront protestors in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Protesters are surrounded by tear gas after confronting federal agents in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WTGEJD2F7O75DSHQJBW4DAO7DM.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Protesters are surrounded by tear gas after confronting federal agents in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"A protester holds up a sign saying &#x2018;Ice out&#x2019; (Photo: Adam Gray\/AP)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BEQP2T66WTLIPIW5WKLAFA5GEM.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>A protester holds up a sign saying \u2018Ice out\u2019 (Photo: Adam Gray\/AP) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pretti\u2019s killing comes less than three weeks after Ren\u00e9e Good, 37, was fatally shot by an ICE officer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[149438,9,10,107604,13,14,6,119844,39750,130436,11,12,15,16,23477,149440,149439,6878,5,149441,7,8,65,66,67],"class_list":{"0":"post-303517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-alex-pretti","9":"tag-breaking-news","10":"tag-breakingnews","11":"tag-civil-rights","12":"tag-featured-news","13":"tag-featurednews","14":"tag-headlines","15":"tag-ice-agents","16":"tag-immigration-crackdown","17":"tag-in-photos","18":"tag-latest-news","19":"tag-latestnews","20":"tag-main-news","21":"tag-mainnews","22":"tag-minneapolis","23":"tag-minneapolis-protest","24":"tag-minneapolis-shooting","25":"tag-minnesota","26":"tag-news","27":"tag-photo-essay","28":"tag-top-stories","29":"tag-topstories","30":"tag-world","31":"tag-world-news","32":"tag-worldnews"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115958069817447854","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}