- - 2 agents fired guns in Alex Pretti shooting, DHS finds. Read the report.

Zachary Schermele and James Powel, USA TODAYJanuary 28, 2026 at 1:26 AM

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Two federal agents fired their guns during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Jan. 24, according to a copy of a Department of Homeland Security internal investigation report obtained by USA TODAY.

The report states that the officers began firing after an agent yelled "he’s got a gun" multiple times. It does not say that the bullets from both agency members hit Pretti.

Videos from bystanders − and a witness account in court filings − do not show Pretti brandishing a weapon when he approached agents.

The investigation was performed by Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility and preliminary findings were based on body-worn camera footage and agency documentation, according to the report. It does not name the agents involved in the shooting.

Here is the report of the DHS investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti.

A photo of Alex Pretti is displayed at a makeshift memorial in his honor in the area where he was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 26, 2026. On January 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway in Minneapolis, less than three weeks after an immigration officer fired on Renee Good, also 37, killing her in her car.

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Read the DHS report on the shooting of Alex Pretti

The following is the text of the report from the Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility on the shooting of Alex Pretti:

"The following statement pertains to an in-custody death that occurred on Saturday, January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. This information is based on a preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Investigative Operations Directorate (IOD) and may be and clarified as additional details become available. It is being provided to Committee staff concurrently with CBP senior leadership to ensure timely reporting. CBP OPR IOD established the following information and timeline based on a preliminary review of body worn camera footage and CBP documentation. On January 24, 2026, United States Border Patrol (USBP) Border Patrol Agents (BPAs) and Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) supporting Operation Metro Surge were conducting enforcement actions near the intersection of Nicollet Ave. and 26th St. in Minneapolis, MN. Several civilians were in the area yelling and blowing whistles. BPAs and CBPOs made several verbal requests for the civilians to stay on the sidewalks and out of the roadway.At approximately 9:00 a.m., a CBPO was confronted by two female civilians blowing whistles. The CBPO ordered the female civilians to move out of the roadway, and the female civilians did not move. The CBPO pushed them both away and one of the females ran to a male, later identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a US citizen. The CBPO attempted to move the woman and Pretti out of the roadway. The woman and Pretti did not move. The CBPO deployed his oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray towards both Pretti and the woman.CBP personnel attempted to take Pretti into custody. Pretti resisted CBP personnel’s efforts and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, a BPA yelled, “He’s got a gun!” multiple times. Approximately five seconds later, a BPA discharged his CBP-issued Glock 19 and a CBPO also discharged his CBP-issued Glock 47 at Pretti. After the shooting, a BPA advised he had possession of Pretti’s firearm. The BPA subsequently cleared and secured Pretti’s firearm in his vehicle.At approximately 9:02 a.m., CBP personnel cut Pretti’s clothing and provided medical aid to him by placing chest seals on his wounds. At approximately 9:05 a.m., Minneapolis Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (MFD EMS) emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrived and assumed primary medical care for Pretti.At approximately 9:14 a.m., MFD EMTs placed Pretti in an MFD EMS ambulance and he was subsequently transported to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). At approximately 9:32 a.m., HCMC medical personnel pronounced Pretti deceased.CBP OPR IOD was advised that an autopsy would be conducted by medical personnel from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. CBP OPR IOD will request the official findings upon completion.Homeland Security Investigations is investigating the incident and CBP OPR IOD is reviewing it. The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified."

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