{"id":32981,"date":"2026-01-26T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=32981"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:49:02","slug":"woman-who-filmed-alex-pretti-shooting-reveals-what-she-saw-confirms-the-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=32981","title":{"rendered":"Woman who filmed Alex Pretti shooting reveals what she saw \u2013 confirms the rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"392\">The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and anti-ICE protester, has intensified public outrage in Minnesota as new eyewitness testimony challenges the official account. Pretti was killed during a volatile encounter with officers from <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/span><\/span> in Minneapolis on January 24, amid heightened tensions over expanded federal enforcement in the city.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"867\">Federal officials initially claimed Pretti posed a lethal threat, with Homeland Security Secretary <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kristi Noem<\/span><\/span> and former President <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/span> asserting he brandished a firearm. However, video footage that later surfaced appears to contradict those statements, showing Pretti holding only a cellphone, with witnesses and legal filings suggesting his legally carried firearm was removed by agents before shots were fired.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"867\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"lazyloaded\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2015153223200305607&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fwoman-who-filmed-alex-pretti-shooting-reveals-what-she-saw-confirms-the-rumors%2F&amp;sessionId=4b36cfe638001dc20406e454bdc2d855a240ff30&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2015153223200305607\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1269\">An eyewitness who filmed the incident from close range submitted a sworn affidavit as part of a lawsuit filed by the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/span>. She stated that Pretti was not resisting, was trying to help a woman up, and was forced to the ground by multiple agents before being pepper-sprayed and shot. She said she was only about five feet away and never saw him with a gun in his hands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1627\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Pretti\u2019s family has condemned what they call false and damaging claims about their son, urging the public to scrutinize the evidence and reject misinformation. 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