Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say

[demmiblue]

Source: CNN

Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death on Saturday.

It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but sources told CNN that about a week before his death, he suffered a broken rib when a group of federal officers tackled him while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals.

A memo sent earlier this month to agents temporarily assigned to the city asked them to “capture all images, license plates, identifications, and general information on hotels, agitators, protestors, etc., so we can capture it all in one consolidated form,” according to correspondence reviewed by CNN.

Pretti’s previous encounter is another reflection of the aggressive approach federal agents are taking with observers and protesters – a philosophy underscored by the request for agents to collect information about protesters whose activities are broadly protected by the First Amendment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs

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Alex Pretti was absolutely the best of us

— Micah (@rincewind.run) 2026-01-27T17:50:12.465Z

[Pas-de-Calais]

1. Federal agents equals Gestapo

[popsdenver]

5. Border Patrol being utilized more and more

Trump and Republicans appear to be increasingly using the Border Patrol……and building their private Gestapo even over the Secret Service, National Guard, even ICE as in this case……………..

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from the “Guardian”…………


Speculation in Italy over ICE’s involvement in the games, which begin on 6 February, had been brewing for days and mounted further on Monday after the president of Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, said on Monday that the US vice-president, JD Vance, and secretary of state, Marco Rubio, would be protected by ICE “bodyguards” at the Olympics.

The speculation fuelled outrage in Italy over ICE’s immigration operations, especially after the fatal shootings this month of the US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

The daily newspaper La Repubblica claimed Italy’s far-right government, which has nurtured friendly relations with Donald Trump’s administration, had briefly looked into blocking the participation of ICE agents in the delegation, but that would have required a departure from how US officials are usually protected during similar high-profile visits abroad.

Milan’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, told RTL radio that the agents would not be welcome in the city “because they don’t guarantee they’re aligned with our democratic security management methods”.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

2. Pretti was a brave man, better by far than any of the masked cowards of ICE

[Dr. Shepper]

3. So he was kind, brave, and selfless

He was indeed the best of us.

[sop]

4. It seemed like the agent in grey who took Pretti's gun knew he was armed before even searching him.

[delisen]

6. I think this is likely and likely he was targeted for exercising his rights

[global1]

7. You Can Bet Your Boots That The Report Filed About This Rib Incident.....

was filled with lies and composed to favor an ICE narrative and make Pretti look bad.

I wouldn't put much credence in what they put on paper.

Hell - they might have just created this to give them another excuse.

Wouldn't you think we would have heard about this sooner than just now.

I'm sure he had a conversation with a friend or two relating this rib incident to them after it happened.

I just don't believe anything these government agent say anymore.

[hamsterjill]

8. Yeah, it's a little too convenient for me.

I’d be suspicious of anything about this.

So, his parents made a statement after his murder and they didn’t mention an earlier encounter? None of his friends mentioned a broken rib?

[Maninacan]

14. Pretti IDed

I am really starting to think that ice knew who Pretti was and had info about his CC permit.

[orangecrush]

9. What "sources"?

[LuvLoogie]

10. This points to premeditated murder

He was targeted. They knew who he was.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

11. Agreed I don't know how the DHS thinks releasing this (if true) makes their case better.

They are morons

[EuterpeThelo]

13. Right!?!?

My first reaction to reading this was, "Jeez, they just keep making themselves look worse!"

[2na fisherman]

15. They Knew He Was Armed

They may have singled him out after this alleged previous encounter with ICE and if so, should have known about his concealed firearms permit. They are using video surveillance with facial recognition software to compile personal data on protesters. They may have used that information to target him as an "agitator" and justify this armed response by the goon squad. And one of the agents quickly left the scene after taking the gun from Pretti. It does seem to fit the false narrative of using deadly force against protesters who may be cast as assaulting officers by being behind the wheel of a car or in possession of a firearm.

[suegeo]

22. Premeditated murder

What are the names of the people who plotted this, with murderous intentions. Both Good and now Pretti.

What are the names of the fascist goons who set up and surrounded Pretti? Who fired the many, many shots? Who tackled him? Who pepper sprayed him? Who pushed the lady to the ground?

Book 'em Dan-O

[LuvLoogie]

23. That seems to be the buzz now.

Fuckers

[Historic NY]

12. So if you are visiting or passing throughand stop at a hotel these Bozos

are collecting your plate number and hotel sign in info. I'd be asking the hotel if they are supplying that info when registering . They are entering it into a database w/o your knowledge.

[littlemissmartypants]

16. Minnesota is a test case for American Fascism.

Why do you think that THE REGIME is so hellbent on getting complete voter rolls?

[ECL213]

17. Yeah, totally believable

[LudwigPastorius]

18. No wonder he was carrying.

He knew what they were capable of.

[orangecrush]

19. From the link

"In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that “DHS law enforcement has no record of this incident.”

[Uncle Joe]

20. If that's the case, they probably knew he had a concealed carry permit ahead of time.

Thanks for the thread demmiblue

[MadameButterfly]

21. ICE wants to make people who resist them famous

This from the CNN article linked in the OP:
“One thing I’m pushing for right now … we’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous,” Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, told Fox News earlier this month. “We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”

He thinks this will hurt them. He thinks they will suffer the consequences of the men with tiki torches in Charlottesville and the rioters on J6 who lost their jobs, or the fate ICE agents fear if they take off their masks. He doesn't understand that resisting ICE will make them heros. Alex Pettri is on a brilliant mural in Seattle lifting up lady justice in white, who looks like the woman he was trying to save. His picture is on a billboard in Times Square.

These guys are so twisted they don't understand how hated they are. They don't recognize courage and compassion. They don't know we won't fall for their lies any more.