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Tensions escalate in in Minnesota after another killing

January 26, 2026·12m

Tensions escalate in Minneapolis after a second U.S. citizen is killed by immigration officers. It was a deadly weekend in Minneapolis. On Saturday, federal immigration officers fatally shot a 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen — Alex Pretti. Multiple videos captured the moments before, during and after the shooting. Federal officials claim Pretti “brandished” a weapon and tried to assault officers as they conducted an immigration enforcement operation. There is no evidence in the videos, which NPR has verified, that Pretti was ever brandishing his handgun.