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.
House Speaker makes first public comments on Pretti shooting
House Speaker Mike Johnson talked to reporters about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti involving federal agents for the first time, calling the incident "deeply concerning," but also cautioning to "allow the investigation to play out."
"You don't prejudge anything. Tape can be deceiving. There are different angles," he said Thursday. "New information comes out every hour, every day, and that's why we allow due process to play out, and we'll see what happens."
The speaker called the incident "very unfortunate," but blamed the chaos on local and state officials.
"What we do know that everybody can acknowledge is that you got local and state officials in Minnesota who are encouraging citizens to disobey law enforcement, to impede their operations, to get in the middle of it," Johnson alleged.
-ABC News' John Parkinson
Jan 29, 2026, 3:35 PM EST
Frey says Minneapolis police 'not gonna do somebody else's job'
In response to President Donald Trump saying Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was "playing with fire" by not enforcing federal immigration law, Frey maintained Thursday that that isn't the city's job.
"Our police officers will do their jobs, they're not gonna do somebody else's job," Frey told reporters while in Washington, D.C., for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey walks to a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington, DC.
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"I want our police officers stopping murders from happening, preventing carjackings, responding to 911 calls," he said. "You know what I don't want them doing? I don't want them spending a single minute hunting down a father who just dropped his kids off at daycare, who's about to go to work a 12-hour shift, who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
Frey also said he is hopeful federal forces would start to leave Minneapolis, but added, "I will believe it when I see it."
-ABC News' Friz Farrow
Jan 29, 2026, 3:11 PM EST
Frey warns mayors their city could be next 'if we do not speak up'
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said his city is "experiencing an invasion" and warned that other cities could be next "if we do not speak up" during remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
"We are on the front lines of a very important battle, and it's important that we aren't silenced, that we aren't put down," Frey said. "This is not a time to bend our heads in despair or out of fear that we may be next, because if we do not speak up, if we do not step out, it will be your city that is next."
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addresses the winter meeting of The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington, DC.
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Frey said Minneapolis has worked with federal partners to bring crime down and that Minneapolis is a safe city. But, he said, it is "less safe when chaos reigns supreme."
"It is less safe when families do not feel comfortable going to school or buying food at the grocery store because they're worried that their very family might get ripped apart," he said. "It is less safe when we have roving bands of agents marching down the street just looking for somebody who might be concerned."
Frey also addressed the federal investigation into him and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, saying the Department of Justice is "being used as a weapon."
"They're investigating me and several other local elected officials, not because we've done something wrong, but because we have exhibited one of the core responsibilities that both I and you have as mayors, and that is the core and foundational responsibility to speak on behalf of your constituents," he said.
In closing, he called on his fellow mayors to "stand together."
"We got to hold rock solid. We cannot back down," he said. "Our cities, our mayors are what will hold this democracy together."
Jan 29, 2026, 2:15 PM EST
ICE says it's still looking for man following incident at Ecuadorian Consulate
ICE said Thursday it is still looking for a man they were trying to arrest who went into the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis earlier this week.
Officers were trying to arrest a national from Ecuador, according to ICE, identifying him as Jorge Miguel Bravo Uriles.
ICE said Bravo Uriles has previous arrests for sexual assault and assault and has been convicted of driving while intoxicated. ABC News has not independently verified the man's criminal record.
The Ecuadorian consulate stands in Minneapolis, Jan. 28, 2026.
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ICE alleged that while attempting to arrest him, Bravo Uriles fled into a nearby building and that the ICE officers were unaware it housed the consulate because it's "not clearly marked."
Video from inside the consultant showed what appeared to be federal agents at the entrance.
"At no time did the ICE officers enter the Consulate," an ICE spokesperson said in a statement. "The Consulate employees protected this public safety threat illegal alien. He is still at large."
