Trump criticized Pretti for carrying a gun during a protest and called out local law enforcement on social media Saturday after the shooting.
by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News DeskDemonstrators hold signs during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier in the day Saturday, Jan.
24, 2026, in Los Angeles. Trump criticized Pretti for carrying a gun during a protest and called out local law enforcement on social media Saturday after the shooting. "This is the gunman’s gun, loaded , and ready to go – What is that all about? Where are the local Police?" Trump wrote onwith a photo of the alleged gun. "Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that many of these Police were not allowed to do their job, that ICE had to protect themselves — Not an easy thing to do!"at Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. His family members confirmed he had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.after the shooting condemning the "sickening lies told about our son by the administration," calling them "reprehensible and disgusting." Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs," the statement read. "He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed. During his interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump indicated immigration enforcement would eventually be withdrawn from the Minneapolis area as calls for investigations grow. “At some point we will leave. We’ve done, they’ve done a phenomenal job,” Trump said, but did not provide a timeline for the dismissal. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said at a news conference after the shooting that Pretti's only previous interaction with law enforcement -- as far as he knew -- was for traffic tickets. Drew Evans, who is the superintendent of the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension , said the agency obtained a signed warrant, but DHS prevented BCA from accessing the scene. This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. "How many times must local and national leaders plead with you, Donald Trump, that this is not creating safety in our city?" Frey said. “What exactly are you accomplishing? If the goal was to achieve peace and safety, this is doing the opposite.” Frey also said he was filing a declaration to encourage a judge to grant the city a temporary restraining order to remove federal agents.The agent, who has been identified as Jonathan Ross, fired his gun after Good allegedly tried to ram him and other officers with her SUV. RossHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. Noem claimed Pretti approached the Border Patrol officer with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, and as officers attempted to disarm him, Pretti "violently resisted.""Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots," she said in anAttendees at this year's Sundance Film Festival could not stand in line, step onto a shuttle bus or walk into a lounge without hearing one common question: “WilProtesters marched along State Street in downtown Salt Lake City following the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.They marched to protest the death of 37-year-old AlOpinions are mixed over the use of license plate reader cameras installed throughout Ogden.Flock cameras use automatic license plate reader technology that alloInvestments in technology, law enforcement professionals, and drug-sniffing K-9s helped stop drugs from entering the state prison, according to the Utah DepartmA 58-year-old man was shot and killed in Roy during what was reported as a confrontation with suspects burglarizing vehicles.Officers with the Roy City Police
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