New footage shows altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was shot dead
Three new videos have shown Alex Pretti had a confrontation with federal agents almost two weeks before he was shot and killed.
On Wednesday (January 29), The News Movement shared video footage that appeared to show 37-year-old Pretti at a protest in Minneapolis on January 13.
It is not clear what happened before the camera footage begins but it does show Pretti shouting in the street and eventually kicking a tail light of an agent's unmarked vehicle.
Federal immigration officers then exited the vehicle, apprehend Pretti and tackled him to the ground.
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After 30 seconds on the ground, Pretti then gets up and remains at the scene while the agents appear to vacate the area, driving away.
At one point, it appears that the man in the footage has a gun holster on his hip and is seen wearing a similar outfit to what Pretti was wearing the day he was shot.
Speaking to the Guardian, a family representative of Pretti’s confirmed that it was him in the footage.
A witness at the incident provided another video of the same incident and shared it with the Minnesota Star Tribune. Max Shapiro, the witness who filmed the interaction, told the newspaper: “He got slammed to the ground pretty hard.”
This footage ends with Shapiro approaching Pretti and asking if he is 'OK', with Pretti responding, ‘I’m OK. Are we all OK? Are we all safe?’
The attorney representing Pretti’s family, Steve Schleicher, issued a statement condemning any possible argument that this incident justified his shooting 11 days later.
He said: “A week before Alex was gunned down in the street – despite posing no threat to anyone – he was violently assaulted by a group of ICE agents. Nothing that happened a full week before could possibly have justified Alex’s killing."
While the federal agents who apprehended and eventually shot Pretti on January 24 had their actions initially defended by the Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, there has now been an update on their fate.
A Customs and Border Patrol spokesperson has said 'two officers involved are on administrative leave'. However, this is considered standard protocol after such a shooting.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who heads up ICE and Border Patrol, was asked about the protocol following the death of Renee Good earlier this month.
"We are following the exact same investigative and review process that we always have under ICE and under the Department of Homeland Security and within the administration.”
ICE in Minnesota: a timeline of events
Dec 2025: Trump sends thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis
In late December 2025, with reports emerging around January 6 (the five-year anniversary of the Capitol Riots), President Donald Trump sent around 2,000 ICE agents into Minneapolis to crack down on immigration.
This was reportedly due to, more specifically, allegations of fraud aimed at Somalian residents.
Jan 7: ICE agent Jonathan Ross kills Renee Good
On January 7, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed mother-of-three Renee Good at the scene of an ICE raid in southern Minnesota. Good’s car was stopped sideways, in what is believed to have been an attempt to block ICE agents from passing.
As Good went to reverse her vehicle away from the agents, Ross shot her at least two times, once in the face. Good died at the scene.
Jan 7: Protests break out in Minneapolis
Following the killing of Renee Good, protests broke out in Minneapolis that same night. Protests are still ongoing at the time of writing (January 19), and tensions remain high in the twin cities.
Jan 12: Minnesota sues the Trump administration
On January 12, the state of Minnesota filed a motion in federal court to sue the Trump administration in an attempt to block the surge of ICE agents. Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison said immigration operations have caused ‘chaos and violence’ for millions of people and disrupted their lives.
Jan 13: ICE drags disabled woman from car
On January 13, on a street in Minnesota City, ICE agents were caught on camera dragging an unknown disabled woman from her car. This happened just two blocks from where Good was shot.
The woman shouted at the time: “I’ve been beat up by police before. I’m disabled, I’m trying to go to the doctor up there, that’s why I couldn’t move. I am an autistic disabled person, I’m trying to go to the doctor.”
The Independent reports that ‘tear gas, flash bang grenades and pepper balls were also fired towards the protesters during the stand-off’.
Jan 14: Venezuelan man shot by ICE
A Venezuelan man was shot in the leg by ICE officers on January 14 during an alleged traffic stop. It’s been reported that during the traffic stop, the officer was attacked by another individual in the car with a ‘snow shovel and broom handle’, which is allegedly why they opened fire on two individuals. The man who was shot has not yet been identified.
Jan 15: Trump threatens insurrection
Trump has not reacted well to the protests and took to Truth Social to threaten Minnesota with insurrection. On January 15, he said: “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT,.”
Jan 18: 1,500 US troops on standby for deployment
On January 18, officials confirmed that 1,500 soldiers are on standby for deployment to Minneapolis. The troops are currently in Alaska, and no official word has been given to send them in as of yet.
Minnesota officials have asked protesters to stay ‘peaceful’ and ‘orderly’. This comes after Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis told ICE to ‘get the f*ck out’.
Jan 24: ICU nurse Alex Pretti shot by US Border Patrol
ICU nurse for United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Alex Pretti, was shot and killed by Border Patrol Agents in Minneapolis in the midst of citywide protests against Trump's immigration crackdown. He was a 37 year old US citizen.
Topics: News, US News, Immigration, Minnesota, Politics
Gerrard Kaonga