VIDEO The moment Alex Pretti is pinned down and shot by federal agents. The images that contradict the official version of Washington / Who was the victim
The moment Alex Pretti is pinned down and shot by federal agents. Photo source: X video capture
Video footage of the Saturday morning incident in south Minneapolis contradicts Washington's official version of the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents. Although authorities claim the victim was violent, the images show how the man was shot 10 times in five seconds, while he was already immobilized on the ground, according to The New York Times and the BBC.
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Specifically, the footage captures the moment Pretti is restrained with the irritant spray and knocked to the ground, at which point an officer takes his legally owned gun. The action is immediately followed by a series of gunshots fired while the victim was under the control of the agents and no longer a threat.
BREAKING: 🚨 🇺🇸 STABILIZED FOOTAGE RELEASED
This is the clearest footage of the Minneapolis shooting released so far.
And it makes things extremely clear.
One ICE agent takes the gun.
Another shoots him in the back.
This looks like an IDF execution. https://t.co/2vcQZloxC2
— ADAM (@AdameMedia) January 25, 2026
Eyewitnesses and their lawyers, who made the evidence available to the media, claim that the 37-year-old nurse had been disarmed before the agents opened fire. This fact directly contradicts the Government's claim that the man tried to “massacre” them.
ICE clearly attacked this man and executed him. He didn't even fight back. They started the whole thing.
pic.twitter.com/JC0BbPYd0F— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) January 25, 2026
In this context, federal and state officials have issued conflicting statements. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says agents fired “defensive shots,” while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the federal authorities' version is “absurd” and “false.”
The killing of Alex Pretti sparked a wave of anger in Minneapolis, where thousands of people took to the streets under the slogan “Justice for Alex”, while the victim's family publicly denounced the “outrageous lies” of the Trump administration, accusing federal authorities of trying to cover up an unjustified execution.
Saturday's incident comes less than three weeks after the killing of Renee Good, another American citizen shot by federal forces in the same city.
Who was Alex Pretti?
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was no stranger to the Minneapolis community. The 37-year-old worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and was previously a researcher at the University of Minnesota Medical School, according to the BBC.
According to those close to him, Pretti had become active in monitoring the actions of federal agents after the death of Renee Good, who was killed in early January under similar circumstances. Witnesses say that on the morning of the incident, Pretti was using his phone to film an intervention by ICE and Border Patrol agents on another civilian, at which point federal forces turned their attention to him.
Alex Pretti's death marks a critical milestone, becoming the third person shot by federal agents in Minneapolis this month alone.
Three people shot in one month
The spate of violence began on January 7, when an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, an event that sparked nationwide protests. A week later, another employee of the same institution shot a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg following a “targeted traffic stop.” Although the Department of Homeland Security said the man allegedly resisted arrest, he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This series of incidents has turned the city into the epicenter of a legal and social upheaval, with local authorities openly denouncing the forceful methods of federal agencies as a violation of civil rights and local autonomy.
Following the release of images of the agents' intervention on Saturday, the pressure on the federal administration has increased significantly. Gov. Tim Walz formally asked the Justice Department to open an independent investigation, accusing the agents involved of “unwarranted use of deadly force.”
In response, the White House maintained its support for ICE and the Border Patrol, reiterating that their mission to “cleanse cities of dangerous elements” will continue despite local opposition.
