At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here.
The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.
Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene.
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.
About 200 rioters arrived at the scene and began to obstruct and assault law enforcement on the scene, crowd control measures were deployed for the safety of the public and law enforcement.
This situation is evolving, and more information is forthcoming.
At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here.
The officers attempted to… pic.twitter.com/5Y50mYONGH
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 24, 2026
.@Sec_Noem: “This individual showed up to impede a law enforcement operation, and assaulted our officers. They responded according to their training… this is a violent riot, when you have someone showing up with weapons, and are using them to assault law enforcement officers.” pic.twitter.com/wkXj8mIFzA
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 24, 2026
Source:https://t.co/v0uOusrvrB
— Emcverse (@emcverse) January 24, 2026
Exactly he knew what he was doing against the agents and was aggressive towards them
— Emcverse (@emcverse) January 24, 2026
LMAOO oh look, another angle drops and suddenly the outrage circus gotta rewrite the script again, video shows the dude grabbing someone who got shoved, agents dogpile him, DHS says yeah there was a gun in the mix, and now all the armchair saints who already screamed “execution”…
— Dan Brisbois (@Dan_Brisbois) January 24, 2026
We don’t need federal law enforcement officers out of Minnesota.
We need dangerous criminal illegal aliens out of Minnesota.
The Democrats have their priorities completely upside down.
They will not keep the American people safe. https://t.co/4BZrwv9V2c
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 24, 2026
“What we have is ICE doing isolated operations to get criminals off the street with zero cooperation from the Governor… or the Mayor,” says @DAGToddBlanche.
“ICE cannot do their job effectively when local law enforcement refuses to help, and that is what is so tragic.” pic.twitter.com/s1uC09j9cy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 25, 2026
.@CMDROpAtLargeCA: “I believe that all citizens of the United States have those 1st and 4th amendment rights as long as they do so peacefully, and don‘t delay, obstruct, or assault anyone in doing that — and that’s the issue here, because he was not peacefully doing anything.” pic.twitter.com/QhqmnObNtX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 25, 2026
.@DAGToddBlanche: “We deport 10x the number of illegal aliens out of Texas than we do out of Minneapolis. Why do we hear nothing out of Texas? … Because in Texas, we have the cooperation and support of local law enforcement so that we can do these operations safely.” pic.twitter.com/Mu8RtKlhik
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 25, 2026
When I visited Minnesota, what the ICE agents wanted more than anything was to work with local law enforcement so that situations on the ground didn’t get out of hand.
The local leadership in Minnesota has so far refused to answer those requests. pic.twitter.com/XUGIhXxUv7
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 24, 2026
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 24, 2026
This footage is so damning, that you and I both know it will never leave X.
Now we know that Alex Pretti was not a kindly gentle nurse… he was a CRIMINAL!!!
An ARMED, VIOLENT, DANGEROUS, UNHINGED criminal.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PRISON!!!!!!!
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) January 28, 2026
“AssauIt me, motherfcker!!!” – Alex Pretti on January 13th trying to get injured by federal officers pic.twitter.com/33PBDIiJxN
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 29, 2026
it absolutely nukes the fake saint narrative because screaming “assault me” at federal agents isn’t civil rights hero energy, that’s reckless provocation, self-destructive impulse, and zero situational awareness wrapped in adrenaline and ego, and it fits the exact pattern of…
— Dan Brisbois (@Dan_Brisbois) January 29, 2026
NEW: Attorney and self-defense expert Andrew Branca says the shooting of Alex Pretti was justified, lays out reasons why.
– “The moment he makes contact with that officer, he’s just committed a federal felony good for eight years in a federal penitentiary.”
– “That’s why they were seeking to make his arrest because they saw him commit a forcible felony against a fellow officer.”
– “Then he’s noncompliant with arrest. He’s fighting them. Then they discover he has a gun…”
– “They take that gun. There are cries of ‘gun, gun, gun.’ The officers called to each other. He’s still noncompliant. They hear a gunshot go off. And Alex Pretty’s right hand comes from his waistline with a black object in his hand.”
– “That combination of facts is going to get you shot 999 times out of a thousand by law enforcement, and justifiably so.”
“They’re making all these perceptions, all these decisions in a violent, chaotic melee caused by Alex Pretti.”
“They have to make all these decisions in a split second because that’s how quickly someone can use a weapon against you, and those decisions.”
“They don’t have to be correct. The law of self-defense does not require us to make perfect decisions…”
Video: @lizcollin
NEW: Attorney and self-defense expert Andrew Branca says the shooting of Alex Pretti was justified, lays out reasons why.
– “The moment he makes contact with that officer, he’s just committed a federal felony good for eight years in a federal penitentiary.”
– “That’s why they… pic.twitter.com/NejNcknfNQ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 28, 2026
The sound bytes around the Pretti story evade both context and personal responsibility.
No one has the right to charge into a law enforcement operation and confront officers. It’s a crime. Carrying a gun while doing so makes it more volatile. pic.twitter.com/79RVZ3QTrG
— Walter Hudson (@WalterHudson) January 28, 2026