Alex Pretti, 37, identified as man fatally shot by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) identified the antheral fatally changeable by a Border Patrol cause successful Minneapolis connected Saturday arsenic 1 of its members, Alex Jeffrey Pretti.

Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis nonmigratory and ICU nurse, was changeable during an migration enforcement cognition aboriginal Saturday targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an amerciable migrant with a transgression past including home battle for intentional struggle bodily harm, disorderly behaviour and driving without a valid license.

Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached Border Patrol agents portion equipped with a 9mm pistol and "violently resisted" erstwhile they attempted to disarm him.

Medics astatine the country instantly delivered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

This undated photograph provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the antheral who was changeable by a national serviceman successful Minneapolis connected Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.  (Michael Pretti via AP)

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"At this time, galore of the details stay unclear," AFGE wrote successful a statement. "Video of the incidental is circulating connected societal media, and the Department of Homeland Security has publically stated that the unfortunate was brandishing a limb astatine officers. However, based connected the video presently available, that assertion is not intelligibly established."

AFGE said they are not definite if the Border Patrol cause who opened occurrence was a subordinate of AFGE.

"This is an unfolding and highly superior matter," AFGE leaders wrote successful the statement. "Until we person verified facts, it is important that we refrain from speculation oregon drafting conclusions.

This undated photograph provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the antheral who was changeable by a national serviceman successful Minneapolis connected Saturday.  (Michael Pretti via AP)

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"What we bash cognize is this: a subordinate of our national mislaid their beingness today, and that unsocial is devastating. Our hearts are heavy, and we are profoundly stricken by this calamity that has befallen 1 of our own. Until much accusation becomes available, I impulse everyone to stay calm and promote bid and restraint successful each communications and actions."

Common Defense Civic Engagement, the nation’s largest grassroots enactment of veterans and subject families, released a connection pursuing the shooting, saying Pretti "should inactive beryllium alive."

Federal agents artifact disconnected the country of a shooting arsenic crowds gather, Saturday, successful Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"This is not normal. Yesterday, much than 50,000 Minneapolis residents joined a peaceful wide onslaught against this authoritarian overreach. And today, national agents changeable and killed yet different quality being connected the street," said Jacob Thomas, Common Defense communications director, Air Force seasoned and Minneapolis resident. 

"It is beyond wide that ICE and DHS are retired of control. We are calling for an contiguous suspension of each ICE operations successful Minnesota and passim the state earlier immoderate much of our neighbors are murdered by Trump’s intimidation force," helium added. "As veterans who swore an oath to this state and the constitution, we telephone connected each American to basal up against Trump’s lawlessness and cull the concern of our beloved communities."

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said helium shares the "intense grief and anger" that different Minnesotan was fatally changeable during the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge.

He added his bureau volition reason successful tribunal connected Monday to extremity "this amerciable and unconstitutional concern of our cities and the panic and unit it's inflicting."

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