Setting the Record Straight About Alex Pretti

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The Truth About Alex Pretti: Correcting the Record and Confronting the Misinformation

In the days since the killing of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, misinformation has spread faster than the facts. Commentators have repeated claims that he “grabbed an agent’s arm,” “attacked ICE,” or had a “history of violent confrontations.” None of these claims are supported by the reporting. What is supported  by CNN, The Hill, The Independent, and USA Today  paints a very different picture.

Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. His entire professional life revolved around stepping in when someone was hurt, overwhelmed, or in danger. That instinct didn’t disappear when he left the hospital. It was part of who he was.

Yet instead of honoring that truth, some have tried to distort his character to justify what happened to him. This article lays out the verified facts, with sources, to counter the false narratives being pushed online.

 


A Week Before His Death: What Really Happened

CNN reported that one week before he was killed, Pretti stopped his car after seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers chasing what he believed was a family on foot. He did not confront agents. He did not interfere with an arrest. He slowed down because something alarming was happening in front of him exactly what you would expect from a trained emergency responder.

According to the reporting:

  • Five ICE officers tackled him.
  • One officer leaned on his back, hard enough to break a rib.
  • Medical records confirm he was treated with medication consistent with that injury.

This is not evidence of aggression by Pretti. It is evidence of force used against him.

And yet, when asked about the incident, a DHS spokesperson told The Hill that DHS has “no record” of it ever happening.

No record of the takedown.
No record of the pepper spray.
No record of the injury.
No record of the use of force.

That absence reflects on the agency not on Alex Pretti.

 

A Pattern of Federal Escalation, Not Civilian Violence

This earlier incident occurred during a period when DHS surged ICE and Border Patrol personnel into Minneapolis. Less than three weeks before Pretti was killed, an ICE officer fatally shot another U.S. citizen, Renee Good, in her car.

The pattern here is not “violent civilians.”
The pattern is aggressive federal enforcement with inconsistent documentation and escalating outcomes.

 

What the Videos Actually Show

USA Today’s multi‑angle video analysis shows:

  • Pretti was holding a phone, not a weapon.
  • He was helping a woman who had been shoved down.
  • Agents pepper‑sprayed him.
  • He was taken to the ground.
  • Shots were fired while he was already pinned or surrounded.

None of the available footage shows him grabbing an agent’s arm or reaching for a gun.

 

Who Alex Pretti Really Was

Alex was a caregiver.
A nurse.
A helper.
A U.S. citizen with a legal permit to carry.
A man whose instinct was to step in when someone was in distress.

The attempt to smear his name after his death is not only cruel it is factually unsupported.

His life deserves accuracy.
His family deserves truth.
And the public deserves reporting that reflects what actually happened, not what some wish had happened.

 

Sources

1. CNN / The Hill via MSN – Earlier ICE encounter; rib injury; DHS denies record
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alex-pretti-broke-rib-in-clash-with-federal-agents-a-week-before-death-cnn/ar-AA1V6OET (msn.com in Bing)

2. The Independent – ICE chasing a family; five agents tackled him; rib broken
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-pretti-ice-minneapolis-shooting-broken-rib-b2480201.html (independent.co.uk in Bing)

3. CNN/AP via MSN – Medical treatment consistent with rib injury; released at scene
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alex-pretti-had-a-confrontation-with-ice-officers-and-suffered-a-broken-rib-a-week-before-his-deadly-shooting-report/ar-AA1V5ZQK (msn.com in Bing)

4. CNN – Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2026/01/26/who-was-alex-pretti (cnn.com in Bing)

5. USA Today – Video analysis contradicts DHS claims
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-video-analysis-alex-pretti (usatoday.com in Bing)


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