Federal officers line up outside as demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple Federal Building on January 17th, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have ramped up around the Minneapolis / St. Paul metro area following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration enforcement agent during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7th. | Photo by Steven Garcia / The Verge
Federal officers line up outside as demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple Federal Building on January 17th, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have ramped up around the Minneapolis / St. Paul metro area following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration enforcement agent during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7th. | Photo by Steven Garcia / The Verge
Shortly after federal agents killed Alex Pretti Saturday morning, the Department of Homeland Security began to run with the story that the dead man had been armed and dangerous. He had a gun, DHS said. (A Bellingcat analysis of the video concludes that Pretti was unarmed when he was shot.) He had approached the agents holding the gun, DHS said. (He was holding a phone, The New York Times reports.) Pretti died on his knees, surrounded by armed Border Patrol agents, with shot after shot unloaded in his direction.
America's Second Amendment is beloved by conservatives. Minnesota allows open carry with a permit. Pretti lived in a city where pe …
