In footage verified by several news outlets, Pretti is seen directing cars to park and coming to the aid of a woman who falls near federal agents. Federal agents confront protestors near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, where federal law enforcement agents shot a person earlier on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)Residents near the scene of a shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)Federal agents deploy tear gas as they confront protestors in Minneapolis, near the site where federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)Protesters are surrounded by tear gas after confronting federal agents in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

Source: The Irish Times January 25, 2026 18:13 UTC