The 37-year-old man shot by ICE police in Minneapolis on Saturday morning is Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a nurse from Virginia who worked at the veterans hospital in Minneapolis. The discussion about how he was shot is ongoing. There are many videos from different angles and just like with Renee Good, the truth will come out. What is factual is that Pretti became heavily involved in the protests against ICE and purchased a semi-automatic handgun and walked towards the police with a loaded weapon and multiple magazines, prepared for battle.

In this video you can see Alex Pretti struggling to point his weapon. When the agent sees Alex trying to free his gun hand he draws his weapon and fires. Anyone who carries a loaded firearm into the middle of a police action is asking to get killed. https://t.co/U1VSGD7Zdx

– Andrew Williams (@sa1ntandr3w) January 24, 2026

Which triggers the comment: Anyone who walks with a loaded weapon towards police officers out on a lawful errand is running a huge risk. When you also resist arrest, a lot can happen. Pratti had a licence to carry, but he had neither it nor ID with him and both are required.

A violent situation immediately arose at the scene where he was shot. The local police withdrew and ICE had to defend itself. The situation in Minneapolis puts ICE agents’ lives at risk, which is part of the reason why Pratti was shot.