MINNEAPOLIS — At least six people have died during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the U.S., according to the Associated Press.
The latest was a 37-year-old man who was shot by a Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis over the weekend.
Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Pretti approached officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun while they were conducting a targeted operation.
“The officers attempted to disarm the suspect, but the armed suspect violently resisted,” the statement said.
Videos showed Pretti’s hands were only holding a phone in the moments leading up to the shooting.
Video also shows officers removing a gun moments before shots are fired.
GRAPHIC WARNING: Below is an unedited video of the deadly shooting, obtained by the Associated Press:
Source: Associated Press
In total, 10 shots were fired in less than five seconds.
“The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID—this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” Saturday’s statement from DHS said.
You can watch U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s news conference from Saturday here:
Today, DHS law enforcement was conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 24, 2026
During the operation, an individual approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. The officers attempted to disarm the… pic.twitter.com/i0bsQY3i5O
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called the shooting “sickening” and called for immediate change:
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 24, 2026
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The president and Gov. Walz had a phone conversation on Monday about the presence of federal agents in his state:
The President agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and to talk to DHS about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 26, 2026
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