Fresh protests rock Minneapolis after ICE agents shot dead U.S. citizen Alex Pretty, an ICU nurse, during a snowy street standoff—the second such fatality in under a month. Furious locals and officials urge President Trump to cease ICE activities, citing reckless use of force.
Compelling video evidence from bystanders shows Pretty on a blizzard-battered road, recording federal agents while aiding traffic flow. The tipping point: an agent force-throwing a female demonstrator. Pretty deploys irritant spray, sparking a fierce ground struggle on the ice.
Agents pin him down; one extracts a pistol from his pants. Gunshots follow swiftly, felling Pretty, with more bullets fired remotely at his still form. DHS defends the action, noting the firearm, as Secretary Noem asserts Pretty sought to sow violence. Mirroring Trump’s endorsement of the Renee Good shooting as self-defense, the administration portrays Pretty as murderous.
Bystander clips, however, portray a man de-escalating, not escalating. VP JD Vance vented on X, faulting local leadership’s boycott of ICE teamwork, which he links to ‘radical leftist’ orchestration of artificial pandemonium.
The backlash swells: vigils honor Pretty, rallies blockade ICE sites. ‘No more blood on our streets,’ leaders proclaim. With scrutiny mounting from all sides, this deadly episode fuels urgent calls for reform in how federal immigration tactics collide with civilian life.