[Update] This image clearly shows how Alex Pretti life ended.
This video, newly shared, captures moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis during an ICE enforcement operation and offers a clearer view of what unfolded before gunfire erupted. In the footage, the man is seen alive, moving, and engaged in the encounter prior to being shot — providing context that has been largely absent from early reports and public reaction. While investigations remain ongoing, this visual record matters, because it reminds us that this was not an abstract headline or a political talking point, but a real human life in real time. What follows is not an argument, but a reflection on what it means — morally, spiritually, and as a society — when we witness death and move too quickly to explain it away.
We are sharing the available video footage and images not to sensationalize what happened, but to preserve the human truth of who Alex Pretti was. Alongside recordings from the day of the shooting, we are also sharing photos, reels, and tributes that reflect how many people knew and remember him — as a compassionate ICU nurse who worked at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, caring for those who served. Those closest to him describe a man with a kind soul, deeply committed to helping others, and accounts shared publicly say that on the day his life ended, he was trying to help a woman in need. These images matter because they remind us that Alex was not a headline, but a life — one many now honor for the way he lived.
CNN Video of Alex Pretti’s family issues statement after his killing
