Shocking video shows federal immigration officers wrestling a man to the ground in Minneapolis and shooting him multiple times, sparking more protests and outrage against ICE agents
A chilling new video and fresh details of a Minneapolis shooting by federal immigration agents, captured in disturbing cellphone footage from bystanders, have drawn fierce comparisons to the killing of Renée Good earlier this month.
Authorities say 37‑year‑old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti was killed early Saturday morning after federal agents shot him during an enforcement operation in the city’s south side. It’s led to even more outrage over the tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
The incident took place in the midst of protests sparked by the earlier death of Good, who an ICE agent fatally shot on January 7. An event that unleashed widespread demonstrations across the Twin Cities.
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Video circulating online appears to show federal officers wrestling the man to the ground and then firing multiple shots at him. Moments before this, ICE agents could be seen roughly grabbing protesters and pushing them over, and pepper-spraying them.
Witnesses at the scene, including a woman recording the confrontation just yards away, can be heard shouting, asking “what are you doing?” and “what the f*** have you done?”, immediately after the man was shot several times.
The man was struck multiple times and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Federal officials said he was armed with a handgun and ammunition, and that agents opened fire in self‑defence when he resisted attempts to disarm him. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the man was a US citizen.
The geographic and emotional proximity of the two shootings has amplified community anger. Good, a 37‑year‑old mother, was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month when an officer fired into her vehicle during an interaction near residential streets.
That shooting, ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner, sparked large protests and legal challenges to federal agents’ use of force. The latest incident unfolded just weeks later, just over a mile away from where Good was killed, and has prompted renewed calls for federal withdrawal.
Protesters gathered near the Saturday scene, shouting at agents and clashing with law enforcement, who deployed crowd‑control measures as tensions boiled over.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz condemned the latest shooting, calling the federal operation “sickening” and urging an end to the surge of immigration agents in the city.
Civil liberties advocates have highlighted the troubling similarities between the two episodes, both involving federal officers killing civilians amid enforcement actions, and both captured in video, as they push for independent investigations and accountability.
The US Department of Homeland Security says it is reviewing the incident and will release further details as they become available.
