Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man named Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 around 9 am local time, according to local police officials. A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun”.
A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
The gun taken by the agent appears to match the general appearance of the firearm shared online by DHS, and which they said was Pretti’s. This agent’s back is turned from the scene with the gun in his hand when the first shot occurs.
Find our initial analysis of the incident here: https://bsky.app/profile/bellingcat.com/post/3md6vleoxks2t
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man named Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 around 9 am local time, according to local police officials. A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun”.
A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
The gun taken by the agent appears to match the general appearance of the firearm shared online by DHS, and which they said was Pretti’s. This agent’s back is turned from the scene with the gun in his hand when the first shot occurs.
Find our initial analysis of the incident here: https://bsky.app/profile/bellingcat.com/post/3md6vleoxks2t
