Origin: Border Patrol kills Alex Pretti

Alex Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA and a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent around 9:05 a.m. outside a donut shop at West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue during a federal immigration operation targeting someone else. Videos show an agent shove and spray another person, several agents tackle Pretti, one agent appear to remove a handgun from him and turn away, and another fire at least one close‑range shot followed by a volley of about 10 while Pretti lay on the ground.

Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached agents with a 9mm handgun and resisted, and that he had two magazines and no ID; they released a photo of what they said was his gun. Minneapolis’ police chief said Pretti lived in the city, was a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry, and that he has seen no evidence the weapon was brandished; Minnesota law allows permitted carry in public, including at protests. Witness affidavits state Pretti approached with a camera while trying to help a woman who had been shoved, and that a pediatrician bystander performed CPR after asking several times.

State investigators were requested to take the case but were blocked from the scene by Homeland Security personnel when they first tried to enter; they later returned to canvass. A judge issued a temporary restraining order directing Homeland Security to preserve all evidence ahead of a Monday hearing. Protests erupted at the site, federal agents used chemical irritants for crowd control, and the Hennepin County sheriff requested National Guard support amid fears of further clashes.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources