Pretti Family Demands Accountability After Federal Agents Fatally Shoot Protest Filmmaker

Alex Pretti’s family appeared on television to denounce President Donald Trump and demand a thorough investigation after federal immigration agents killed the 37-year-old U.S. citizen while he was recording a protest in Minneapolis on January 24. The shooting, captured on multiple videos, shows agents wrestling Pretti to the ground, pepper-spraying him, confiscating his legally owned firearm and then firing roughly ten shots into his back.

The Department of Justice has refused to disclose the agents’ identities, citing one outlet protocol, and the family’s attorney argues the government is obstructing the case. Deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller and former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino previously labeled Pretti a “domestic terrorist,” while Trump called him an “agitator” on Truth Social. Minnesota state prosecutors have sued to gain access to evidence, and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met with the family but provided no substantive answers. The Pretti family insists they deserve an apology and accountability for what they describe as a murder.