The Jan. 13 scuffle was captured in a pair of videos that showed Pretti shouting an expletive at the federal officers and struggling with them. At no point do the videos show Pretti reaching for the gun and it is unclear whether the federal agents saw it. The new videos immediately rekindled the national debate about the death of Pretti, 37, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. AdvertisementThis image taken from video by Max Shapiro shows Alex Pretti, center left, scuffling with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis on Jan. 13, 2026. The officer pulls Pretti back onto the street and down onto his knees, falling over Pretti in the scuffle.

Source: Huffington Post January 29, 2026 10:34 UTC