Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’
Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gunVideo recorded by witnesses to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday shows that the 37-year-old registered nurse was holding a phone, not a gun,...
<p>Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun</p><p>Video recorded by witnesses to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting">the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti</a> by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday shows that the 37-year-old registered nurse was holding a phone, not a gun, when he was tackled and shot, directly contradicting the claims of senior Trump administration officials that he threatened to “massacre” officers.</p><p>In the aftermath of the killing, which was recorded by multiple witnesses, the Department of Homeland Security released an image of a handgun, which Donald Trump referred to as “the gunman’s gun” in <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115951636521315703">a social media post</a>. Kristi Noem, the DHS secretary, said at a briefing that Pretti had “approached US border patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun”, though she later declined to say whether or not Pretti pulled the gun out.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-ice">Continue reading...</a>
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