shot and killed Saturday morning in Minneapolis<\/a> — the second shooting of a U.S. citizen this month by federal agents in the city.<\/p>\nThe shooting of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting.<\/p>\n
The incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n
The shooting of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting.<\/p>\n
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Jan 27, 2026, 5:51 PM GMT<\/p>\n
Trump says Noem won’t step down<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump spoke with reporters before departing for a political rally in Iowa and was asked if DHS Secretary Kristi Noem would step down.<\/p>\n
“No,” he responded.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump spoke with reporters before departing for a political rally in Iowa and was asked if DHS Secretary Kristi Noem would step down.<\/p>\n
The president was also asked if Alex Pretti’s death was justified.<\/p>\n
“Well, you know we’re doing a big investigation,” he responded. “I’m going to be watching over it. I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I want to see it myself.”<\/p>\n
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Jan 27, 2026, 5:37 PM GMT<\/p>\n
Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension inspecting crime scene<\/p>\n
ABC News observed officers from Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on ladders assessing the crime scene and looking at markings on a wall above what appear to be bullet holes.<\/p>\n
One agent also appeared to be taking photos of a CCTV camera directly above the scene of the shooting.<\/p>\n
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Jan 27, 2026, 5:33 PM GMT<\/p>\n
Every living former Democratic president has now addressed Pretti’s killing<\/p>\n
Former President Joe Biden said on social media on Tuesday that the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis “betrays our most basic values as Americans.”<\/p>\n
Former President Barack Obama said Sunday that the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol officer should be a “wake-up call to every American” and warned that “our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.”<\/p>\n
Former President Bill Clinton’s statement Sunday said that “over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come.”<\/p>\n
“This is one of them,” Clinton said. “If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.”<\/p>\n
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Jan 27, 2026, 5:31 PM GMT<\/p>\n
First lady calls for ‘unity’ amid Minnesota protests<\/p>\n
While promoting her documentary on “Fox and Friends,” first lady Melania Trump called for Americans “to unify” and called for peaceful protests amid demonstrations in Minneapolis in response to immigration enforcement operations in the city.<\/p>\n
“I know that my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor. And they’re working together to make it peaceful and without riots,” she said. “I’m against the violence, so please, if you protest, protest in peace.”<\/p>\n
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