{"id":2082,"date":"2026-01-25T04:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmgiveawayfinder.com\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2026-01-25T04:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:03:40","slug":"anguish-sweeps-minneapolis-after-federal-agents-kill-another-neighbor-mother-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmgiveawayfinder.com\/?p=2082","title":{"rendered":"Anguish Sweeps Minneapolis After Federal Agents Kill Another Neighbor \u2013 Mother Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"hero is-image \">\n\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"media-caption\">Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting on Saturday in Minneapolis.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Abbie Parr\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mj-text-cta\">Get your news from a source that\u2019s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/newsletters\/?mj_oac=Article_Top_No_Oligarchs\" data-ga-category=\"TopOfArticle\" data-ga-label=\"NewsletterPromoCovid\" data-ga-action=\"click|https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/newsletters\/?mj_oac=Article_Top_Support\">Sign up for the free <em>Mother Jones Daily<\/em>.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"section-lead\">Minnesotans awoke<\/span> to yet more terror Saturday morning as news broke that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2026\/01\/breaking-federal-agents-shot-killed-minneapolis-man\/\">federal agents had shot and killed another local in the streets<\/a>. The victim, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti, was pinned down by several agents before being shot multiple times. The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-protester-alex-pretti-15ade7de6e19cb0291734e85dac763dc\">said<\/a> Pretti was an\u00a0intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who lived just 2 miles from where he was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Heeding calls to take to the streets, locals from the surrounding neighborhood immediately poured into nearby intersections where Pretti was killed. They loudly confronted tactical Border Patrol units, who fired continuous rounds of tear gas canisters and flash grenades into a crowd of all ages that had gathered to bear witness and demand an end to what they described as a federal siege of their city.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after, I visited the area and spoke with grief-stricken residents, who unleashed a torrent of anguish over the killing, the second in just over two weeks in a city enduring President Trump\u2019s intensifying immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"e87reQrChA4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Furious Minneapolis locals react after yet another neighbor is killed by feds\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e87reQrChA4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is fucking crazy, I don\u2019t recognize our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is fucking crazy, I don\u2019t recognize our country,\u201d said Megan Cavanaugh, a 52-year-old from St. Louis Park, Minnesota. She described a loud, chaotic, but peaceful protest after the shooting, during which locals were hit with rubber bullets, pepper spray, and smoke bombs. Calling herself \u201cnot a protest type of person,\u201d Cavanaugh said \u201cit was the scariest experience I\u2019ve ever experienced in my lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Minnesota falls, everything falls,\u201d she warned. \u201cWe\u2019re done as a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the gas dissipated, so did the agents. But the damage was done. Residents cried in pain from the effects of tear gas, while locals jumped into action\u2014rinsing eyes with saline, handing out water, and providing other basic medical aid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re furious that our neighbors are getting kidnapped and murdered in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re furious that our neighbors are getting kidnapped and murdered in the streets,\u201d another protester named John told me. \u201cThis is supposed to be America, the land of the free, and this is not freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John said he had just been tear-gassed; his eyes were red from the chemical irritant. \u201cWe\u2019ve got these beautiful community members looking out for us, and our state and our federal government are not,\u201d he said, as a volunteer helped wipe his face. \u201cWake up, people! This is Minnesota! Who\u2019s next?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anger was directed not only at federal authorities but also at local police and officials, whom protesters said were failing to protect them. \u201cPeople are dying and getting arrested daily,\u201d said Alex, a 25-year-old who lives just blocks from where the shooting happened. \u201cMayor Frey is not doing jack shit. You know, politicians largely aren\u2019t doing jack shit. We\u2019re the ones out here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg\" alt=\"A small bouquet of flowers lies on a winter street in Minneapolis in the foreground, while yellow police tape cordons off the sidewalk and bundled-up community members gather near a commercial building in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-1181677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=321,214 321w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=531,354 531w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=1300,867 1300w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=990,660 990w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=642,428 642w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06976.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"media-caption\">Flowers mark the spot where federal agents killed Alex Pretti as Minneapolis residents gather nearby.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Sam Van Pykeren\/Mother Jones<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While many residents headed into the fray, others ran to nearby shops to stock up on supplies\u2014water, food, extra layers\u2014to distribute to neighbors making the trek. Todd, who gave only his first name, told me, \u201cI\u2019ve given out more saline and gloves and hand warmers than I\u2019ve ever given out at one of these events, but we\u2019re just trying to help keep the community safe and let our voices be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, what had been a confrontation shifted into a demonstration. A makeshift barricade rose to block off the street, and the crowd swelled into the hundreds. All around me, people checked in on one another, trading gear and resources.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1181676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=321,214 321w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=531,354 531w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=1300,867 1300w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=990,660 990w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=642,428 642w, https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC07029.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"media-caption\">The scene near the location where a Minneapolis man, Alex Pretti, was shot and killed by federal agents on Saturday morning.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Sam Van Pykeren\/Mother Jones<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMinnesota strong,\u201d the mutual aid volunteer Todd said. \u201cAnd don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearby, one man realized he had left his camera on top of his car for an extended period. \u201cOnly here can you leave a $500 camera on your car and not have anyone steal it! I love this fucking city!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2026\/01\/minneapolis-federal-agents-shooting-reactions-video\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting on Saturday in Minneapolis.Abbie Parr\/AP Get your news from a source that\u2019s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. 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