Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-worn camera video, DHS says

Source: NBC News

Jan. 26, 2026, 12:45 PM EST / Updated Jan. 26, 2026, 1:34 PM EST


Investigators are reviewing body-worn camera video from immigration agents in the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. Homeland Security investigators have videos recorded by multiple agents on multiple cameras, department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.

The agents involved in the Pretti shooting were part of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, an elite specialized force, McLaughlin said. Two law enforcement officials told NBC News that unit has more body-worn cameras. Pretti was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, the city's second fatal shooting by a federal officer this month amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration in Minnesota.

The encounter was recorded by eyewitnesses, and videos circulated widely on social media throughout the weekend. The Department of Homeland Security has said an agent shot Pretti in self-defense after he violently resisted attempts to disarm him. But eyewitness videos taken from various angles appear to contradict elements of the department's account of events.

The existence of body-worn camera video could help clarify some of the basic facts of the shooting and potentially serve as evidence in legal proceedings related to the weekend violence.

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