An armed man with no identification on his person at the time was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday. Immediately, the city of Minneapolis exploded in violence. Supposedly the 37-year-old man was a legal gun carrier, but if so, taking a weapon with two magazines to a protest was a truly stupid idea. He was identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti and was licensed as a Registered Nurse.

Federal agents were quickly outnumbered, and eventually the MN State police and Minneapolis police as well. They all left.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37People have gone through the video frame by frame, and as usual have come up with two different conclusions: Democrats claim murder, the DHS says justified. The media screams that he was “just an observer.” Mayor Frey and Governor Walz appeared to fan the flames, calling for ICE to leave and the people to “stand up for democracy.”
We’re a Constitutional Republic, not a democracy. Minor technical point?

BREAKING ??#Minneapolis / #Minnesota

A new angle of this mornings shooting involving federal agents and a protestor has been released. pic.twitter.com/GlonC3rGlP

— OC Scanner ?? ?? (@OC_Scanner) January 24, 2026

It would appear that the suspects gun discharged when it fell to the ground.

Simple story: if you fight with ANY officer with a loaded gun then you are signing your own death warrant. #Minneapolis #shooting #ICE pic.twitter.com/9q8cF8Dhf9

— WG Brackin (@teh_General) January 24, 2026

1/4 MINNESOTA PROTESTS AGAINST ICE

Thousands flood streets of #Minneapolis –St. Paul demanding: “ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA”

What began as anger is now a full-scale uprising against federal immigration enforcement

A state on edge?#Minnesota #ICE #Trump #LMSY #deprem #kalytera pic.twitter.com/w7ceQQPKk1

— The Wonk (@thewonkin) January 24, 2026

?#BREAKING

DHS ICE OFFICER SHOOTING #MINNESOTA | #MINNEAPOLIS
near Glam Doll Donuts

SLOWED DOWN VIDEO – It appears to be a struggle over something not just a brawl trying to detain the subject. (DEVELOPING) https://t.co/0iZqr8BfY9 pic.twitter.com/BQBzwHMNkr

— MəanL¡LMə♡₩ (@MeanLILMeoW) January 24, 2026

? BREAKING: Rioters are now setting up BARRICADES near the scene of the Border Patrol involved shooting in Minneapolis

This place is going to burn tonight.

Tim Walz is about to get his wish. What a freaking shame. pic.twitter.com/ecgRrBEs5Z

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 24, 2026

Here is slow motion footage of him violently resisting arrest and then reaching for something, everyone jumps back and then he is shot.

You cannot call this murder.

You cannot.

Everyone knows you cannot pull a weapon on federal agents and expect to live.

This is common sense. pic.twitter.com/gHygl6pZsB

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) January 24, 2026

? BREAKING: Fires are ALREADY being set in the streets of Minneapolis as riots intensify

It’s going to be a long night…

Walz and Frey are going to make sure we have a “Winter of Love” pic.twitter.com/M7crd7AwDZ

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 24, 2026

…Walz just said “quit referring to these people as law enforcement.” That is a new low from the governor. These are law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day. To say that they are not law enforcement is to further enable the rage…

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 24, 2026

? BREAKING: Minneapolis is a TOTAL WAR ZONE right now! Leftist rioters are STORMING federal agents, defending an armed thug who got taken out in SELF-DEFENSE by Border Patrol.

These lunatics didn’t even wait to hear he had a gun, they just exploded into violence!

THIS IS… pic.twitter.com/AZFKiaNKp2

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 24, 2026

The armed man shot by CBP was the catalyst for yet another riot in the city of Minneapolis. It’s now the “Winter of Love.”

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