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Last Updated: February 12, 2026, 4:06 PM EST

Alex Pretti, 37, was shot and killed on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis -- the second shooting of a U.S. citizen last month by federal agents in the city. His death was ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner.

The shooting of Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting.

The incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7.

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Feb 02, 2026, 5:38 PM EST

Judge dissolves order barring Trump admin from destroying Pretti investigation evidence

A federal judge is dissolving the temporary restraining order that prohibited federal investigators from destroying any evidence related to Alex Pretti's fatal shooting, finding that attorneys representing the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) failed to prove that the administration was unlikely to preserve evidence.

"Though the record is not one-sided, the greater weight of the evidence shows Defendants are not likely to destroy or improperly alter evidence related to Mr. Pretti's shooting during the life of this case, and other relevant considerations do not on balance favor a continuing preservation order," Judge Eric C. Tostrud said.

Tostrud said that the BCA had raised "significant concerns" about how the on-scene investigation was conducted, but that the "concerns about past conduct do not hold substantial predictive value" about how DHS would conduct the investigation in the future.

A screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters shows a law enforcement officer spraying irritants at Alex Pretti, before he was fatally shot when federal agents were trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 24, 2026.
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The judge also acknowledged that the swift comments DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other administration officials made about the shooting were "troubling" and cast doubt on the administration's "interest in learning the truth," but said BCA failed to prove that those comments indicated that evidence would be destroyed.

In response to the judge's decision, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, whose office sought the TRO along with BCA, said they "expect [the federal government] to do what they have pledged to do: preserve evidence of this fatal shooting."

"Preservation was step one. Access is step two and those efforts are already well underway," she continued.

-ABC News' Armando Garcia

Feb 02, 2026, 5:06 PM EST

Noem says DHS is deploying body cameras to every agent in Minneapolis

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in a post on X Monday that body cameras would be deployed to every officer in the field in Minneapolis "effective immediately," and that the goal is to have agents across the country wearing body cameras.

"As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country," Noem added.

The announcement comes amid backlash against the the Dept of Homeland Security's immigration operation in Minneapolis, after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens involving federal agents within the span of a month.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem participates in a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, January 29, 2026.
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President Donald Trump reacted to this announcement in the Oval Office, expressing his approval and noting the benefit of body cameras, though he made it clear that this was not his decision.

“Well, it wasn't my decision. I would have you know, I leave it to her. They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can't lie about what's happening. So, generally speaking, I think 80% good for law enforcement,” he said.

“If she wants to do the camera thing, that's okay with me,” Trump added.

Feb 02, 2026, 12:49 PM EST

Alex Pretti's death ruled a homicide by medical examiner

Alex Pretti's official manner of death has been ruled a homicide by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, a report shows.

The 37-year-old nurse's cause of death was "multiple gunshot wounds," according to the report.

The report recorded that Pretti was "shot by law enforcement officer(s)" and died in the emergency room at Hennepin Healthcare.

A screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters shows a law enforcement officer pinning down Alex Pretti, before he was fatally shot when federal agents were trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 24, 2026.
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-ABC News' Brian Hartman and Jared Kofsky

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