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Immigration agent mocked bystanders with brutal taunt after fatal shooting: report

An immigration agent reportedly hit bystanders with a brutal taunt after the killing of an ICU nurse over the weekend.

The killing by DHS agents of American Alex Pretti, who can be seen on video trying to help a woman who was pushed to the ground by the immigration officials, has spawned protests throughout Minnesota. The shooting comes after the killing of Renee Good, and early independent reports suggest Pretti had been disarmed before the first shot was even fired.

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Victim disarmed 'before first shot was fired' in latest agent-involved killing: report

An initial investigation by an investigative journalism site reportedly shows that the recent immigration-involved shooting in Minneapolis took place after the man had been disarmed.

Independent site Bellingcat took what it called a "very close look at the killing" of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, and noted that its findings "clearly contradict the DHS narrative" that he was shot only after brandishing a deadly firearm at agents.

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Trump teases next blue state he will target with 'worse' fraud allegations than Minnesota

Donald Trump clued supporters in on the next blue state he will target with "massive" fraud allegations, as Minnesota has faced similar claims from the federal government.

The president took to Truth Social on Saturday, as Minnesota is under protest stemming from multiple killings of citizens by federal immigration officers. The officers descended upon the state in the wake of fraud allegations related to Somali day cares.

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Tim Walz unleashes after deadly shooting: ‘We’re creating a log for future prosecutions’

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Saturday that plans were already underway to hold ICE and immigration agents criminally “responsible” for their actions following the deadly shooting earlier that morning.

In Minneapolis, 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration officers after being wrestled to the ground and beaten. Video of the shooting spread wildly on social media and has sparked outrage across the nation.

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Ex-Trump official suggests man fatally shot by federal agents was ‘looking for trouble’

Chad Wolf, who briefly served as acting Homeland Security secretary under the first Trump administration, took to Newsmax Saturday to allege, without evidence, that the man fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minnesota Saturday was “looking for trouble.”

In Minneapolis, federal officers wrestled, beat and ultimately shot 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, with the incident captured on video by a bystander. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara confirmed their age, that they were a white male, and that they were believed to be “an American citizen.”

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Trump accuses Minnesota officials of ‘inciting insurrection’ in wake of deadly shooting

President Donald Trump unloaded on Minnesota elected officials Saturday in the wake of the fatal federal immigration officer shooting earlier that morning, going as far as to accuse state leadership of “inciting insurrection.”

A 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was killed Saturday after several federal officers opened fire after having wrestled and beat the individual in a chaotic scene captured on video. The killing has sparked outrage across the nation, including in the city of Minneapolis where hundreds of protesters have clashed with police.

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GOP senator backs Trump deploying National Guard to quash unrest in wake of shooting

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) voiced her support Saturday for President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Minnesota to quash the civil unrest sparked by the latest federal immigration officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis.

At least seven federal officers were captured on video Saturday wrestling a man to the ground before shooting him several times. The individual was soon pronounced dead, with the incident sparking outrage among local residents, many of whom clashed with law enforcement at the scene of the incident.

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Chaos in Minneapolis as bystanders clash with law enforcement after shooting: 'I'm angry!'

A growing crowd of angry bystanders gathered at the site of a federal immigration agent-involved shooting Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where tensions quickly escalated into clashes with law enforcement amid heightened federal immigration enforcement in the city.

“You’re gonna have to kill me!” shouted one bystander as they were being apprehended by federal officers.

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Police chief defies ICE as agents try to block local cops from latest Minneapolis shooting

ICE attempted to block local police officers from the scene of another Minneapolis shooting Saturday — but the city's police chief defied their orders.

The federal agents attempted to demand the city's police officers stay away after gunshots rang out Saturday morning, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

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Video: Man shot and killed in Minneapolis as federal agents hold him down

A video of what’s been reported to be a fatal federal agent-involved shooting in Minnesota spread wildly on social media Saturday, prompting state leaders to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents leave the North Star State immediately.

In the video, which appears to have been recorded by a bystander from inside a nearby building, at least seven federal law-enforcement officers are seen wrestling an individual to the ground. One officer appears to strike the person with what looks like a firearm shortly before several shots are fired in the individual’s direction.

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‘Minnesota has had it’: New shooting sparks fury as Tim Walz issues fierce demand

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued a fierce demand to the Trump administration after reports of “another horrific shooting by federal agents” circulated on Saturday.

“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” Walz wrote in a social media post on X. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”

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DHS's Bovino nailed by journalist with comparison to first Grand Wizard of the KKK

According to journalist and author Garrett Graff, critics of Greg Bovino, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, are making the wrong complaint when they call the abrasive DHS official a Nazi.

A comparison to one of the founders of the Ku Klux Klan is closer to the mark, he told MS NOW’s Ali Velshi on Saturday morning.

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Law enforcement fumes as Trump admin axes funding to combat child exploitation: report

An annual conference designed to help train members of law enforcement on combating child exploitation was cancelled this year as part of the Trump administration’s massive spending cuts to the Justice Department, leaving several prosecutors and law enforcement officers fuming, The Guardian reported Saturday.

“We’re left figuring out how to survive without it,” a law enforcement official told The Guardian, speaking with the outlet under the condition of anonymity. “We have had to make cuts, redo things, and go back to other funding sources to beg and plead for money.”

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