{"id":13012,"date":"2026-01-26T23:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=13012"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:18:05","slug":"dhs-fbi-provide-more-details-after-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=13012","title":{"rendered":"DHS, FBI Provide More Details After Border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Incident Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities say 37\u2011year\u2011old&nbsp;<strong>Alex Jeffrey Pretti<\/strong>&nbsp;was shot and killed by&nbsp;<strong>U.S. Border Patrol agents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">during a federal immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials claimed agents were conducting a targeted action when Pretti, allegedly armed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201creacted violently\u201d and resisted efforts to disarm him,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">prompting an agent to fire what they described as defensive shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disputed Accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video released by bystanders and reported by news outlets contradict the federal narrative,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">showing Pretti holding a phone, not a weapon,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and attempting to assist others before agents subdued him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These conflicting accounts have intensified scrutiny of the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who He Was<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pretti was a&nbsp;<strong>U.S. citizen and ICU nurse<\/strong>&nbsp;at a Veterans Affairs hospital,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">described by family and colleagues as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">compassionate and committed to helping people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aftermath<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shooting sparked large protests and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">renewed debate over federal immigration enforcement tactics and use of force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incident Details Authorities say 37\u2011year\u2011old&nbsp;Alex Jeffrey Pretti&nbsp;was shot and killed by&nbsp;U.S. Border Patrol agents during a federal immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis. Officials claimed agents were conducting a targeted action when Pretti, allegedly armed, \u201creacted violently\u201d and resisted efforts to disarm him, prompting an agent to fire what they described as defensive shots. 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