{"id":178650,"date":"2026-01-25T09:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=178650"},"modified":"2026-01-25T10:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:43:42","slug":"federal-agent-shoots-armed-illegal-alien-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=178650","title":{"rendered":"Armed man approached ICE agents, ends up getting shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Federal agents were in the process of going after Jose Huerta-Chuma when a man approached them. Alex Pretti, 37, approached them armed with a gun and a couple of magazines. Agents tried to disarm him, but Pretti violently resisted, causing one agent to fear for the lives of his comrades and himself to fire defensive shots. Medics arrived to provide medical aid but pronounced Pretti dead. After the shooting, about 200 agitators closed in and engaged in obstruction and assault.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During Saturday’s news conference, Frey condemned the shooting and gave an impassioned plea for the federal enforcement operation to end.<\/p>\n

“I just saw a video of more than six masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents? How many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end? How many more lives need to be lost before this administration realizes that a political and partisan narrative is not as important as American values? How many times must local and national leaders must plead with you, Donald Trump, to end this operation and recognize that this is not creating safety in our city,” Frey said.<\/p>\n

He called on the administration and those involved in the operation to “reflect” before calling out Trump.<\/p>\n

“President Trump, this is a moment to act like a leader. Put Minneapolis put America first in this moment. Let’s achieve peace. Let’s end this operation. And I’m telling you, our city will come back. Safety will be restored. We’re asking for you to take action now to remove these federal agents,” Frey said.<\/p>\n

Walz also condemned the shooting, noting he spoke twice with the White House Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

“Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” Walz wrote on X. “The president must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”<\/p>\n

He later said that he told the White House that Minnesota must lead the investigation into the shooting and implored them to “let state investigators secure justice. As we process the scene, stay peaceful and give them space.”<\/p>\n

“The State has the personnel to keep people safe — federal agents must not obstruct our ability to do so,” Walz wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats representing Minnesota, also spoke out following the shooting. Smith called the incident “catastrophic” and called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “leave now so MPD can secure the scene and do their jobs.”<\/p>\n

The Border Patrol Union responded to the incident, saying that agents are “trained extremely well to protect themselves.”<\/p>\n

“We have pleaded with and warned the media and the politicians that their irresponsible, hate-filled and false rhetoric is going to get people unnecessarily hurt, or worse, killed when they portray our agents and officers as the aggressors. They have encouraged these reckless confrontations and attacks on our agents and officers who are performing their lawful duties and enforcing the laws that Congress has put on the books,” the union wrote in a statement on X.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/b><\/p>\n

Wolf, R., Mauro, P., & Melugin, B. (2026, January 24). Alex Pretti identified as Minneapolis man fatally shot by federal immigration agent. Fox News<\/i>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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