Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis

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Protests erupted in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, after a US Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and Minneapolis resident. The shooting occurred about a mile from where an ICE officer killed Renee Good earlier in January, further inflaming tensions. Authorities claim Pretti approached agents with a handgun and resisted disarming, while bystander videos show him holding a phone but no visible weapon. Demonstrators clashed with federal officers, who used batons and flashbang grenades, prompting the Minnesota National Guard to assist local police. Protesters are demanding the removal of immigration agents from Minneapolis.

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Guard troops were sent to the site of the shooting and to a federal building.

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Pretti was shot about 1 mile from where an ICE officer killed Renee Good on January 7.

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A US Border Patrol agent killed a US citizen in Minneapolis.

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The victim was identified as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.

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Federal officers fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them.

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Killing of ICU nurse by US border agent sparks protests in Minneapolis, already tense after earlier shootings.A police officer throws a can of tear gas at protesters gathered after a fatal shooting by federal agents on January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. [Stephen Maturen/Getty Images via AFP]Published On 25 Jan 2026Protesters have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, after a United States Border Patrol agent killed a US citizen, heightening tensions in a city already shaken by a deadly shooting just weeks earlier of a mother of three.Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara told reporters that a 37-year-old man, a Minneapolis resident, died in hospital on Saturday after being shot multiple times.Family members identified him as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse who had previously protested against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the city.After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered, and protesters clashed with federal officers, who wielded batons and deployed flashbang grenades.The Minnesota-national-guard" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="13225" data-entity-type="organization">Minnesota National Guard was assisting local police at the direction of Governor Tim Walz, officials said. Guard troops were sent to the site of the shooting and to a federal building where officers have been facing off with demonstrators on a daily basis.Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers had been conducting an operation and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when they tried to disarm him.In bystander videos of the shooting that emerged soon afterwards, Pretti is seen holding a mobile phone, but none appears to show him with a visible weapon.Pretti was shot about 1 mile (1.6km) from the spot where an ICE officer killed 37-year-old Renee Good on January 7, which led to widespread protests.

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