Warning: This report contains violent images.
On Saturday, January 24, an American was shot and killed by a Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis, the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota this month.
Alex Preti, identified by Minneapolis senators, was the third person shot by federal agents in the city in January and the second fatality. Preti’s death on Saturday, January 24, follows the shooting death of Renee Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents several weeks earlier, on January 7. A third person was shot on January 14 but survived.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a news conference that Preti “approached the U.S. Border Patrol agent with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun,” but did not say whether he was brandishing a gun.
Preti, who authorities confirmed had a gun permit, was seen holding a cellphone and unarmed in videos recorded by witnesses and bystanders.
Since then, footage circulating on social media shows the event from different angles. Here’s what we know so far:
Alex Preti shooting timeline
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a press conference that at 9:03 a.m. on January 24, police received a report of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of East 26th Street and Nicollet Street. O’Hara said police arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Below is a second-by-second breakdown of one video posted to social media by Drop Site News. All times are approximate.
0:10 Preity will be seen filming the agent interacting with two people on the street.
0:12 Preeti stepped onto the street and overtook a car as she continued filming.
0:27 An agent is heard yelling at one of the two and approaches them. The video is facing the ground.
In another video, an agent can be seen shoving the person.
0:33 We see that Pretty appears to have taken the person away.
0:35 When the agent shoves the opponent, the opponent falls to the ground.
0:36 Pretty gets between the agent and the person on the ground. He was sprayed with what appeared to be a chemical irritant and was shoved by the first agent as others approached.
0:40 The agents continue to spray Pretti with the irritant.
0:47 Preeti and the person on the ground are separated by agents and Preeti is restrained on the ground.
0:59 At least six agents were present while Preeti was pinned down on her hands and knees. At least one person appeared to have hit him with an object.
1:00 One of the agents can be seen holding a gun.
1:02 Gunshots ring out. Then three more in quick succession. And one more thing.
1:06 The agents backed away and fired additional shots at Preti, who was lying on the ground.
Several other videos present the event from different perspectives.
in 0:20 In the video below, an agent in a gray jacket appears to enter the fight empty-handed and then emerge. 0:37 I have a gun. Rob Doerr, an attorney and president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Alliance, told KTSP in Minneapolis that the firearms federal officers were shown had the same optics and tint as those in images posted by the White House on social media and shown during the press conference with Noem.
Video shows Alex Pretti being shot by Border Patrol agents
Bystander video shows Alex Preti being shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis.
You can see this moment from a different angle in the footage below.
An agent is then seen trying to provide assistance 0:19 In the video below.
DHS: Federal agent shoots and kills man in Minneapolis
A man has died after being shot by a DHS worker, according to Minneapolis officials.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
