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Last Updated: January 31, 2026, 5:23 PM EST

A 37-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning in Minneapolis -- the second shooting of a U.S. citizen this month by federal agents in the city.

The shooting of Alex 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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Jan 28, 2026, 2:20 AM EST

Stephen Miller says CBP 'may not have been following' protocol leading up to shooting

Top White House adviser Stephen Miller said in a statement to ABC News that Trump administration officials are "evaluating" why Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis “may not have been following” protocol leading up to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti over the weekend.

Miller's statement comes as the administration is grappling with the fallout from the Minneapolis shooting -- and amid finger-pointing playing out from various officials behind the scenes.

U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller walks upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., Jan. 27, 2026.
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In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Miller described Pretti as a "domestic terrorist" in a post on X, language which was echoed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

But Tuesday night, Miller provided this statement to ABC News, appearing to question the actions of Customs and Border Patrol and suggesting that agency was to blame for those initial assessments.

"The initial statement from DHS was based on reports from CBP on the ground. Additionally, the White House provided clear guidance to DHS that the extra personnel that had been sent to Minnesota for force protection should be used for conducting fugitive operations to create a physical barrier between the arrest teams and the disruptors. We are evaluating why the CBP team may not have been following that protocol."

-ABC News' Rachel Scott

Jan 27, 2026, 6:45 PM EST

Border czar says meetings were 'a productive starting point'

White House border czar Tom Homan said his meetings with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday were "a productive starting point."

"We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets," Homan said in a post on X. "While we don’t agree on everything, these meetings were a productive starting point and I look forward to more conversations with key stakeholders in the days ahead."

Homan said that they discussed "the issues on the ground" in the state and added that President Donald Trump "has been clear: he wants American cities to be safe and secure for law-abiding residents -- and they will be."

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

Jan 27, 2026, 6:20 PM EST

DHS report says 2 agents fired weapons in Alex Pretti shooting

A Department of Homeland Security report sent to Congress and obtained by ABC News says that two federal officers discharged their firearms during the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis and does not say that Pretti attempted to reach for his weapon, based on a preliminary review of bodycam footage.

PHOTO: The moment that the firearm of Alex Pretti is retrieved from a waistband holster by a federal officer as another officer (in green) draws his weapon, before Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 24, 2026.
The moment that the firearm of Alex Pretti is retrieved from a waistband holster by a federal officer (in light grey jacket, crouched) as another officer (in green) draws his weapon, before Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 24, 2026.
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-ABC News' John Parkinson, Luke Barr, Jack Date and Jay O'Brien

Jan 27, 2026, 6:10 PM EST

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis on Kristi Noem: 'I think she should go'

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told reporters Tuesday he does not think Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should keep her job.

When asked by a reporter if he still had confidence in Noem after what's occurred in Minneapolis, he responded, "No, not at all. I think she should go."

Tillis is the first Senate Republican to say they believe Noem should no longer serve in her role.

This comes after Tillis on Sunday called for a "full and impartial" investigation into Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

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