PU 21: The Death of Alex Pretti
Another protestor was shot dead by ICE in Minneapolis. Why are these agents so bad at their job? Who would take a gun to a protest? Where is the local police? And did Pretti's P320 fire on its own?

Alex Pretti, in a scuffle with a federal police officer in Minneapolis, eleven days before he was shot (Max Shapiro / AP)
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Alex Pretti’s Sig Sauer P320, taken off him by DHS before he was shot (DHS)
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Credits
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See Also
Sources
- ABC World News Tonight with David Muir – Full Broadcast, ABC News, 26 January 2026
- Did ICE Just Murder Someone For Carrying A Gun?, Brandon Herrera, 27 January 2026
- Streets of Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen
- Did Obama deport more people than Trump? What to know as Trump calls for more ICE arrests, Syracuse University, 19 June 2025
- Minneapolis Has Too Much ICE This Time of Year – Anatomy of a Catastrophe IV, the Renee Nicole Good Killing, Bullshido, 8 January 2026
- Footage shows altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed, The Guardian, 29 January 2026
- Sig M18 Pistols Pulled From Use By Air Force Global Strike Command, TWZ, 22 July 2025
- Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say, The Washington Post, 11 April 2023
- Handgun ‘defect’ responsible for dozens of injuries to US police officers and civilians, investigation alleges, The Independent, 12 April 2023
- Wounded officers sue Sig Sauer, say gun goes off by itself, Boston.com, 2 December 2022
- TTAG Test Shows P320 Striker-Fired Pistols Are Not Drop-Safe (archive.org copy), The Truth About Guns, 8 August 2017
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