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.
Noem to testify in front of Senate Judiciary in March: Durbin
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivers remarks during the Assumption of Command Ceremony for incoming Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, January 15, 2026 in Washington.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3, according to ranking Democratic member Sen. Dick Durbin.
"With all of the violence and deaths involving DHS, the Secretary is apparently in no hurry to account for her mismanagement of this national crisis. And she expects us to rubber stamp her record-breaking budget in the meantime," Durbin, D-Ill., said in a statement announcing the appearance.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
Jan 26, 2026, 5:24 PM EST
No ruling yet on TRO for evidence preservation
A federal judge did not rule from the bench on Monday on whether to dissolve a temporary restraining order requiring the Trump administration to preserve evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
During the hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Friedrich Siekert reiterated the government's position that the TRO should be dissolved because lawyers representing the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) had no proof that the government is not preserving evidence related to Saturday's shooting.
"The intention of the federal government and all the agencies is to preserve this evidence until the conclusion of all federal matters," Siekert said.
In a declaration previously filed in court, an unnamed FBI official who was at the scene of the shooting said that in the immediate aftermath of the incident they adhered to a 12-step process of collecting/preserving evidence, but that due to the scene becoming volatile with protesters, that process "was adapted for the safety of personnel."
Alex Pretti is confronted by federal agents prior to being fatally shot in Minneapolis, Jan. 24, 2026.
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When asked by the judge to explain what adaptations were made, Siekert said he did not know.
Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Peter Farrell argued on behalf of BCA and said the state agency had "serious concerns" that the government would not be able to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation, claiming that they had reason to believe there has already been "potential spoliation" of evidence.
Farrell hinted that the photos shared of the gun allegedly owned by Pretti showed that federal law enforcement officials were not preserving evidence in the same way that state investigators might.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks by a screen showing an image of a handgun that the Department of Homeland Security says was recovered from a man who was shot during his arrest in Minneapolis, in Washington, January 24, 2026.
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-ABC News' Armando Garcia
Jan 26, 2026, 4:39 PM EST
Leavitt says she has not heard Trump refer to Pretti as 'domestic terrorist'
During a briefing Monday, the White House appeared to distance itself from other Trump administration officials' remarks that labeled Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist following the fatal shooting.
Asked if Trump agreed with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who claimed that Pretti "committed an act of domestic terrorism," and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who labeled Pretti a "domestic terrorist," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded, "I have not heard the president characterize Mr. Pretti in that way."
Leavitt continued, "However, I have heard the president say he wants to let the facts and the investigation lead itself."
Alex Pretti is confronted by federal agents prior to being fatally shot in Minneapolis, Jan. 24, 2026.
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Jan 26, 2026, 4:40 PM EST
Greg Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow: Sources
Greg Bovino, Border Patrol's commander at large for Minneapolis, is expected to leave the city on Tuesday, according to multiple sources.
Plans could shift given the fluid situation on the ground, however, according to sources.
Some Border Patrol agents who are with Bovino are also leaving Minneapolis soon, according to multiple sources.
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with Federal agents outside a convenience store, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis.
