Posted on 01/27/2026 12:17:08 PM PST by Morgana
Alex Pretti had been injured in a scuffle with federal agents in Minneapolis just one week before he was shot dead, it has emerged.
Pretti, 37, was left with a broken rib after being tackled by a group of officers during a protest against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, a source told CNN.
The alleged assault occurred after Pretti stopped his car after seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers chasing a family on foot, the insider said.
Pretti allegedly began shouting and blowing a whistle, and was then tackled to the ground by five agents. The source claimed one officer leaned on his back, causing his ribs to break.
The ICU nurse, who allegedly 'thought he was going to die', was reportedly released at the scene - but allegedly remained on federal agents' radar.
Agents deployed in Minneapolis were instructed earlier this month to 'capture all images, license plates, identifications, and general information on hotels, agitators, protestors,' according to documents obtained by the outlet.
Federal officers are understood to have kept documented details about Pretti, although it is unclear when they first started collecting information on him.
He was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Multiple bystander videos show a Border Patrol agent shooting and killing Pretti after a roughly 30-second scuffle around 9am Saturday.
The videos appear to contradict statements by DHS, which said the shots were fired 'defensively' against Pretti as he 'approached' them with a gun.
In the videos, Pretti is seen with only a phone in his hand. None of the footage appears to show him with a weapon.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
He made some stupid choices. Got himself killed. I saw the agents finger on the trigger of the nurses weaponwhile retrieving the weapon. It was a wildly chaotic environment with whistles chanting yelling lots of frenzied movement. Just a recipe for sensory overload for everyone involved. Blood is on the hands of the orginizers and Waltz and SOROS who funded it. I feel sad for the nurse I am certain he believed he was doing the right thing.
And there it is, why his parents told their thirty seven year old son “don’t engage, don’t get in trouble. It wasn’t an off the cuff warning, they knew his propensity. Actually, should have GROUNDED him after the ribs were broken.
I had a MRI of my left shoulder and side awhile back. Results showed incidental finding of ‘remote rib fractures.’ No idea when or where. So they don’t always hurt apparently.
When you are ordered to get back by police who are arresting a person, and you move FORWARD into their workspace, you are Obstructing.
I’m not defending the ICE agents. Time will tell if they followed procedure. But for you to get on here and try to exonerate people INTENTIONALLY INTERFERING WITH REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL ALIENS is beyond the pale.
These agents are working under unimaginable harassment and pressure. Not because they are doing things wrong. Because the left is trying as hard as they can to make them make mistakes.
Pretti was interfering with ICE agents at multiple locations. He was looking for trouble and found it.
HE. WAS. STUPID.
You mean, this exact article, or the same information?
because the title says pretti broke his ribs earlier
NEW: Alex Pretti interfered with ICE agents during earlier operation, broke his rib after being tackled
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4364204/posts
so starting a new thread, pretty much kills comments in the older thread, making it hard to follow conversations from the older thread.
In addition to the gun, he also brought an attitude.
Well. He’s been cured of his “insanity”.
Do your questions require common sense or can I just hazard a guess?
Morgana. You nailed it. That’s why I’ve come to realize this is nothing but a war between the communist antifa fascist and the U.S. Government. Where are all the illegal aliens with their country’s flags. They are not to be found. This is the Antifa fascists fight against America and the Americans. I hope ICE continues to dust those fascist slobs and eventually decides to invite some of us to the party. Whoopi Ky Yiy Ay Mo Fos!
I searched the title. That is from the PM so it had a different title and did not come up in the search.
Here is PM’s Title
NEW: Alex Pretti interfered with ICE agents during earlier operation, broke his rib after being tackled
Here is DM’s
Alex Pretti broke rib in violent confrontation with ICE just days before he was shot dead in Minneapolis
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When one searches by Title here it will only search for that article alone not anything anyone else has posted!!!
So when I searched, I could only see that NO ONE HAD POSTED THE DM ARTICLE. I can’s see the PM one had been posted.
now go away
It's your "Responsibility" to check on things like that. :)
Pretti allegedly began shouting and blowing a whistle, and was then tackled to the ground by five agents..
In their defense, a whistle can seriously damage your ear drums.
Buy a clue. I did not say Morgana posted the same link. Just the same story.
Just another worthless dead communist Bolshevik.
I haven’t seen a report he quit his job. Is there an available link?
First hand account here? The anarchist illegally holstered and concealed said gun ... as he willfully left his carry permit and ID someplace from his person...
Yes—it’s worth looking into. Was he on a large enough dose of pain medication on the day he died? Large enough to (fatally) cloud his judgment?
and he always had a camera stuck in their faces , he was a complete fool
Balanced on the biggest wave,
You race to-wards an early grave.
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