ICU nurse killed by federal agents "wanted to make a difference," mentor says

A former mentor of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man who was shot and killed by federal agents over the weekend, said he had "a lot of compassion" for his community.

• Jan 26

Ex-NRA spokesperson on Minneapolis shooting

The Trump administration says the federal agents who shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis acted in self-defense. Video shows Pretti, a legal gun owner with no criminal record, was not holding a gun, but one was later pulled from his waistband by Border Patrol before he was shot. Dana Loesch, a radio host and former spokesperson for the NRA, speaks with "CBS Mornings" about questions surrounding the investigation, second amendment rights and having firearms at protests.

• Jan 26

Differing accounts of Alex Pretti shooting

The federal government's accounts of the most recent shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, involving immigration officials, appear to clash with evidence emerging. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.

• Jan 26

Witness videos show Alex Pretti interaction

Videos from bystanders in Minneapolis, Minnesota, help provide multiple views of the moments before agents with Border Patrol shot and killed Alex Pretti. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.

• Jan 26

Former mentor of Alex Pretti speaks out

Dr. Aasma Shaukat, a former mentor of Alex Pretti in the Minneapolis VA health care system, describes Saturday's fatal shooting by federal agents as "absolutely devastating and very surreal." Shaukat said Pretti was dedicated to health care and wanted to make a difference in his community.

• Jan 26

Trump admin. reacts to Alex Pretti's killing

President Trump and other members of his administration are reacting to the most recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, involving federal immigration enforcement forces. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Camilo Montoya-Galvez report.

• Jan 26

Analysis of deadly Minneapolis shooting

CBS News law enforcement contributor and former Suffolk County police commissioner Rodney Harrison joins "CBS Mornings" to break down what to know about the deadly shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis that happened over the weekend.

• Jan 26

What Trump officials say and what videos show in Alex Pretti's killing

Federal agents shot and killed a Minnesota ICU nurse in south Minneapolis on Saturday.

• Jan 25

ICE's Homeland Security Investigations leading probe into Alex Pretti shooting

The decision to place HSI in the lead investigative role is unusual and has raised questions among current and former federal law enforcement officials.

• Jan 25

Trump defends ICE after Minneapolis shooting

President Trump addressed Border Patrol's killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, writing, "Let our ICE patriots do their job." He also accused the mayor of Minneapolis and governor of Minnesota of "inciting insurrection." Willie James Inman reports.

• Jan 25

Latest on Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis

Details are emerging about the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis by federal agents on Saturday. The shooting was caught on video by several eyewitnesses, but local, state and federal officials are providing starkly different accounts of what happened. Lana Zak has more.

• Jan 25

Visual investigation of Alexi Pretti killing

A CBS News analysis delves into the confrontation with federal agents that led to Alex Pretti's death Saturday in Minneapolis. Nicole Sganga reports.

• Jan 25

Walz to Trump: "You clearly underestimated the people of this state"

Minnesota's governor spoke out Sunday afternoon following the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal immigration enforcement agents. "What's the plan, Donald Trump? What is the plan?" Walz said. "Fear, violence and chaos is what you wanted from us, and you clearly underestimated the people of this state and nation."

• Jan 25

Federal officials double down on Minneapolis

Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino continued to defend the actions of federal agents during a news conference on Sunday in the deadly shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis on Saturday. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Nicole Sganga have more.

• Jan 25

Gov. Walz says "this is an inflection point"

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the state's Attorney General Keith Ellison gave an update on Sunday in the aftermath of Border Patrol's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

• Jan 25

Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order"

Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and killed by immigration agents.

• Jan 25

Minneapolis on edge after fatal shooting

Minneapolis is on edge after federal agents fatally shot 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Details of the investigation are still unclear after state and local authorities said they were initially blocked from the scene. CBS News' Cristian Benavides and Nicole Sganga have more.

• Jan 25

Face the Nation: Scalise, King, Hillman

Missed the second half of the show? House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Sen. Angus King and Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman join.

• Jan 25

Scalise criticizes "failed local leadership" in MN

GOP House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said "we ... all feel sorry about what happened in Minneapolis" after Saturday's shooting by an immigration agent, but he pointed to "failed local leadership."

• Jan 25

Minneapolis PD Chief: "People have had enough"

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told CBS News "this is not sustainable" after a fatal shooting by a Border Patrol agent amid a weekslong immigation crackdown in the city.

• Jan 25

Latest details on fatal Minneapolis shooting

Videos and eyewitness accounts of a Border Patrol agent's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis are differing from Trump administration statements. Lana Zak has the latest.

• Jan 25

This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 25, 2026

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara discusses yesterday's fatal shooting by a Border Patrol agent. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Sen. Angus King and Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman also join.

• Jan 25

Pretti parents express rage over administration claims about son

On Saturday Minneapolis tried to come to terms with another fatal shooting by federal agents. Multiple videos by bystanders show Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital, being wrestled to the ground by officers, before he is shot multiple times. While Minnesota officials called Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem's claims that Pretti was engaged in domestic terrorism "nonsense" and "lies," Pretti's parents called the administration's claims "reprehensible and disgusting." Lana Zak reports.

• Jan 25

5-year-old taken into ICE custody has immigration case, preventing deportation

The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.

• Jan 24

Man killed by federal officer in Minnesota worked as ICU nurse, his parents say

The 37-year-old man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis is identified by his family as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was "very upset with what was happening" in the ICE crackdown.

• Jan 24

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