[Meridian]

Seems to me they wanted to give the guy a good beating in addition to the pepper spray he already took because they were pissed at him for interfering with their attempts to take down a woman. Once the agent clocked the gun that was green light to step it up and kill him. It was a combination of poor training, testosterone and a power trip.

[Me_On_Top]

It seems like some people here don't understand how imminent threat and lethal force works. Hint: you can't just shoot and kill someone because they're "impeding" or "interfering" with your duties. When are people going to understand that LETHAL FORCE is NOT supposed to be used to enforce compliance. It's used as self defense against an imminent threat. You know, as a last resort. Holy shit, wake up.

And you have all your work cut out for you because he was disarmed before he was shot. But everyone is well aware of that so we get these reductive "don't poke the grizzly bear" comments. That's not how it works.

[ewnasssty]

Can't we all just get along grrrr I'm so mad at all these nazis everywhere! Keep up the fight comrades

[warioman91]

There's a 'theory' that the first shot was actually from the victim's own firearm as it was carried off by the gray coat wearing agent. Can anyone help confirm or deny this theory?
I've watched the videos but find them too blurry to definitively say. It kinda looks like his arm(holding the gun) moves unnaturally as if 'recoil' at the moment of the shot, but it's not something I can say with true confidence. Look for other evidence like a muzzle flash/smoke, etc.

[gauldicus]

The video is clear, he was filming them with his phone which is perfectly legal, they pepper sprayed him, took his gun and murdered him. And fuck anyone who says he deserved it.

[WonderMomma]

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was a 37-year-old American citizen who was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 24 January 2026 during a federal immigration enforcement operation that occurred alongside large public demonstrations. He lived in the Whittier neighborhood of south Minneapolis at the time of his death.

Pretti was born in Illinois and grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from Preble High School in 2006, where he participated in football, baseball and track. He also participated in community and youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts and the Green Bay Boy Choir.

He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, society and the environment. Prior to entering nursing, he worked as a research scientist. He later pursued nursing, earned his license and went into critical care.

At the time of his death, Pretti was employed as an intensive care unit nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, where he cared for patients including military veterans. He held a federal employee status and was a member of the AFGE Professional Local 3669 union that represents VA healthcare workers. He was not in the military himself, and there are no credible records or reporting indicating military service.

Pretti was described by colleagues, friends, union representatives and family members as compassionate, skilled, upbeat and dedicated to patient care. Reporting on his personal life described him as an outdoors enthusiast who enjoyed cycling, nature activities and spending time with his dog. Neighbors and coworkers described him as helpful, motivated and concerned about issues affecting his community.

Pretti was a lawful gun owner and possessed a Minnesota permit to carry a firearm. Publicly accessible court and police records indicate no serious criminal history beyond minor traffic violations, and no prior major encounters with law enforcement.

Multiple independent news outlets reviewed video footage of the events leading up to the shooting. The footage shows Pretti holding a phone during the confrontation with federal agents, and this material has contributed to public disputes between official federal statements and what is visible in the recordings. Family members and eyewitnesses dispute that he posed a threat at the time.

Pretti had participated in peaceful demonstrations, including protests earlier in January 2026 relating to previous fatal federal shootings in Minneapolis. Family and friends have stated that he was deeply troubled by recent federal immigration actions and shootings in the city and viewed participation in demonstrations as civic engagement.

SOURCES
Fox 6: https://www.fox6now.com/news/minneap...etti-green-bay
AP News: https://apnews.com/article/41437baa4...8abfaf1076162c
People: https://people.com/va-doctor-remembe...usive-11892030
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/min...lis-2026-01-24
MPR: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...g-by-ice-agent
Time: https://time.com/7357687/alex-pretti-ice-minneapolis
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...hooting-victim
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alex_Pretti

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by warioman91 ↗

There's a 'theory' that the first shot was actually from the victim's own firearm as it was carried off by the gray coat wearing agent. Can anyone help confirm or deny this theory?
I've watched the videos but find them too blurry to definitively say. It kinda looks like his arm(holding the gun) moves unnaturally as if 'recoil' at the moment of the shot, but it's not something I can say with true confidence. Look for other evidence like a muzzle flash/smoke, etc.

I slowed the video down and you can clearly see the handgun in the right hand of the gray coat guy. In the slowed version I’m using, the first audible shot hits at approximately :20.5 seconds. At that exact moment I do not see a visible muzzle flash, smoke, or any obvious discharge from the weapon.

With that said, phone footage doesn’t always capture muzzle flash due to angle, lighting, shutter speed, and video compression, so the lack of visible discharge isn’t enough to confirm or deny the theory on its own. Based on what I’m seeing, I can’t definitively say whether that first shot came from him or not purely from the visuals.

[WonderMomma]

If anyone is interested. This guy has pretty good live coverage. He's about to start a livestream on this subject. "Agenda Free".

[Mr.NoCredit]

Originally Posted by Vedderman ↗

He is shown doing literally NONE of that in the videos. Likewise, the sworn affidavits from immediate eyewitnesses that have been filed in Federal court also attest that he was doing none of that shit. Stop making shit up out of whole cloth. You weren't there, no. But you have seen the videos and you have read the witness affidavit. You're just gonna GUESS that maybe he did all this potentially (but not really in most cases) illegal shit even as you are presented with clear evidence that he, in fact, did none of it?

Witnesses and video both indicate that he helped a woman to her feet after she was knocked down. After that he was immediately pepper sprayed and then bum-rushed by half a dozen masked thugs while he was off balance and stumbling blind from the fucking pepper spray in his eyes.

The only thing that DHS has formally stated was that he was 'approaching agents aggressively with a gun and they fired defensively.'

That is clearly a bold-faced lie and not a single piece of footage or witness corroborates that bullshit.

Every possible angle of the video, as well as the witness statements, say he never drew a gun or was even seen reaching for one.

But even the expert witness conservative pundit who analyzed it based his entire justification for the firing squad on the predication that none of them even saw a gun until Paul Blart pulled it out of the victim's holster as he was pinned down and yelled 'Gun!"

For a smart guy, you sure say some dumb shit. The police are “bad men”? ICE is “Gestapo” out there murdering people in the streets? Give me a break.

He was armed with a loaded weapon and spare magazines and he was in a place he had no business being. He went there to protest, inserted himself right into the middle of it and paid the ultimate price for his own actions.

For someone who claimed they were done with this thread, you’ve been hammering out book-length posts nonstop. Ranting, raving, and spinning in circles. Honestly, it’s pretty funny.

So yeah—thanks for the entertainment. I’m leaving this laughing. You? You’re blowing steam out your ears.

This isn’t about defending ICE or claiming they were “right.” It’s about one simple fact: a man chose to taunt and interfere with law enforcement and met his end in the process.

THAT THE GUY WAS DOING SOMETHING HE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN DOING IN A PLACE HE HAD NO BUSINESS BEING. How hard is that to understand?! For you, apparently impossible.

Don’t fuck with law enforcement and you won’t have these kinds of problems. You can call me a dumb fuck all you want, but the only dumb fuck I see is a dead guy who got himself shot while interfering with law enforcement.

You can keep throwing names and spewing bullshit, but facts don’t change. Honestly, I feel sorry for you. You’re so blinded by your hatred of Trump and the current administration that you can’t process anything that doesn’t already fit your narrative.

You brag about how smart and how principled you are. I saw where you said you were home with your family but heading back to the “hot zone.” Do me a favor—take a firearm, bring plenty of extra ammo, and go get right in ICE’s face screaming about how wrong they are. You love talking about freedom of speech—go test that theory and see what it gets you.


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[foxfantastic]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

For a smart guy, you sure say some dumb shit. The police are “bad men”? ICE is “Gestapo” out there murdering people in the streets? Give me a break.

The guy lived in Denver, not Minneapolis. He wasn’t carrying any ID, he was armed with a loaded weapon and spare magazines, and he was in a place he had no business being. He didn’t even live in the state—he went there to protest, inserted himself right into the middle of it, and paid the ultimate price for his own actions.

For someone who claimed they were done with this thread, you’ve been hammering out book-length posts nonstop. Ranting, raving, and spinning in circles. Honestly, it’s pretty funny.

So yeah—thanks for the entertainment. I’m leaving this laughing. You? You’re blowing steam out your ears.

This isn’t about defending ICE or claiming they were “right.” It’s about one simple fact: a man chose to taunt and interfere with law enforcement and met his end in the process.

THAT THE GUY WAS DOING SOMETHING HE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN DOING IN A PLACE HE HAD NO BUSINESS BEING. How hard is that to understand?! For you, apparently impossible.

Don’t fuck with law enforcement and you won’t have these kinds of problems. You can call me a dumb fuck all you want, but the only dumb fuck I see is a dead guy who got himself shot while interfering with law enforcement.

You can keep throwing names and spewing bullshit, but facts don’t change. Honestly, I feel sorry for you. You’re so blinded by your hatred of Trump and the current administration that you can’t process anything that doesn’t already fit your narrative.

You brag about how smart and how principled you are. I saw where you said you were home with your family but heading back to the “hot zone.” Do me a favor—take a firearm, bring plenty of extra ammo, and go get right in ICE’s face screaming about how wrong they are. You love talking about freedom of speech—go test that theory and see what it gets you.


Dumb fuck

And you are apparently perfectly fine with federal agents killing arbitrarily, at the slightest provocation, in blatant disrespect of three preciously held tenets at the very foundation of our society: the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, and the rights to life and liberty.

And again, this is not the Congo, this is the US and this was a US citizen.