Minneapolis witnessed an execution today, and no amount of federal gaslighting, DHS spin, or Greg “Fun‑Size Fury” Bovino’s trembling little press‑conference tantrums are going to bury what the entire city saw with its own eyes. The ICEstapo shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37‑year‑old ICU nurse, U.S. citizen, lawful gun owner, and by every account a gentle, community‑minded man who spent his life helping people — only to be murdered by federal agents who treat Minneapolis like a live‑fire training ground for authoritarian policing. And before the blood was even dry on Nicollet Avenue, the feds were already churning out their pre‑written lies, begging the public to ignore the videos, ignore the witnesses, ignore the screams, ignore the truth. The Trump‑era routine is back in full force: Don’t believe your eyes. Believe me.
But the videos are everywhere, and they tell a story that no DHS press release can sanitize. They show Alex appearing to hold a phone, not a weapon. They show two women filming the ICEstapo agents as they harassed bystanders, only to be aggressively accosted by the feds — the kind of intimidation tactic these agencies use when they know they’re being recorded doing something they shouldn’t. They show Alex stepping toward the women, not with aggression, not with hostility, but with the instinct of someone who has spent his life helping people in crisis. He moves to protect them, and that alone is enough to make the jackbooted goons turn on him. They swarm him, tackle him, and bring him to the ground. One agent punches him repeatedly — and eyewitnesses say it looked like the agent may have been striking with a gun in hand, the classic pistol‑whip posture that magically never appears in official reports. Another agent kneels on him, pinning him, immobilizing him. And only after they have him fully restrained do they suddenly “discover” he has a firearm — a firearm he was legally permitted to carry, a firearm he never brandished, a firearm that posed no threat to anyone until the feds decided to make it one. Seconds later, they shoot him five times at point‑blank range.
This wasn’t a split‑second decision. This wasn’t chaos. This wasn’t fear. This was an execution carried out by federal agents who knew they could kill a man in broad daylight and count on DHS to launder the narrative before lunchtime.
And right on cue, DHS and Greg “Fun‑Size Fury” Bovino sprinted to the microphones to vomit out the same tired script they use every time they kill someone: “The individual was armed.” Yes, legally. Like millions of Americans who manage to go about their day without being executed on the sidewalk. There is no independent confirmation that he brandished anything. There is no evidence he threatened anyone. There is no footage showing him pointing a weapon. There is only the ICEstapo insisting that the public ignore the videos and trust the people who killed him.
Then came the next lie: “Agents acted appropriately.” Based on what? There is no investigative timeline. No third‑party review. No bodycam release. No evidence. Just the feds grading their own homework and giving themselves an A+ for killing a man who tried to help two women being harassed by federal agents.
And then the insult to injury: “Crowd behavior necessitated crowd‑control measures.” Minneapolis officials have already confirmed that protesters were behind the tape. Tear gas was deployed anyway. Because nothing says “we’re the good guys” like gassing a crowd that’s following instructions.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis officials are left trying to clean up the mess the feds created. Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the basics the feds hoped you wouldn’t hear: Alex was a 37‑year‑old white man. He had no serious criminal history. He was a lawful gun owner with a valid permit. And the footage shows him on the ground, struggling with agents, before being shot multiple times. Governor Tim Walz — who has already blasted federal operations in Minnesota as dangerous and unlawful — is once again dealing with a federal agency running wild in his state. Mayor Jacob Frey, who has repeatedly told ICE to get the hell out of Minneapolis, now has to answer for yet another killing on his streets — this time of a local ICU nurse whose only crime appears to have been trying to protect women from federal harassment.
And who was Alex Pretti? He wasn’t a fugitive. He wasn’t a threat. He wasn’t a criminal. He was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA. A colleague described him as “a good kind person who lived to help,” adding bluntly: “These f****** executed him. White. Hot. Rage.” His father told reporters, “He cared about people deeply, and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis.” And now he’s dead — killed by the very federal agents he was upset about.
Let’s stop pretending this is complicated. This was not a justified use of force. This was not a tragic misunderstanding. This was not a moment of fear. This was a federal execution carried out in broad daylight, on a Minneapolis street, against a man who tried to help women being harassed by federal agents, who was tackled, beaten, pinned, and then shot only after they realized he legally possessed a firearm. The ICEstapo didn’t fear for their lives. They feared losing control of the narrative. So they did what they always do: kill first, lie immediately, gaslight forever.
But this time, the videos are too clear. The witnesses are too many. The facts are too damning. And the public is too awake.
Alex Pretti should be alive. Instead, he is the latest casualty of a federal paramilitary force that has abandoned the concept of public safety. Minneapolis is not a war zone. Minnesotans are not enemy combatants. And the people of this city will not be told to ignore what they saw with their own eyes.
Unfugginbelievable will have a full accounting tonight.
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