Minneapolis shooting videos

 

Minneapolis shooting videos, US storm and Super Bowl LX

By Reuters January 26, 2026

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Kim Vinnell

Hi, I'm Kim Vinnell in Whanganui, New Zealand. It's Monday, January 26th. Today. The Trump administration defends the shooting of another American in Minneapolis, while Reuters video analysis contradicts the official account. Healthcare workers turn out to honor the VA nurse shot dead by federal agents. And the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will face off at this year's Super Bowl. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, 7 days a week. Protesters in Minneapolis turn out in freezing weather to demand accountability over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse killed by border patrol agents on Saturday. The National Guard's been mobilized in the city as tensions grow over President Trump's immigration crackdown and the violent tactics used to enforce it. At the center is conflicting versions of what exactly happened to Pretti. Officials say he assaulted officers, compelling them to fire in self-defense. But that's at odds with video evidence. Reuters has analyzed footage of the shooting frame by frame. Here's Fernando Robles from our visual verification team on what they saw in three videos they verified from the scene.

Fernando Robles

The first one was filmed 3 minutes before the shooting started. In this video you can see Pretti walking down the street, he's filming and a bunch of agents are also in the street.

Kim Vinnell

At this point, a federal agent pushes one woman nearby and shoves another to the ground.

Fernando Robles

We can see Pretti on his right hand holding a phone. He was filming. And on the left side we don't see anything, you know, he has nothing on the left hand.

Kim Vinnell

Pretti moves between the agent and the women and raises his left hand to shield himself as the agent pepper sprays him. Soon after, agents push Pretti to his hands and knees, and as he is pinned down, someone shouts what sounds like a warning about the presence of a gun. Video footage then appears to show one of the agents removing a handgun from Pretti's waistband area and stepping away from the group with it. Moments later an officer points at Pretti's back and fires four shots in quick succession. Several more shots are heard as another agent also appears to fire. At the scene of the shooting, hundreds of health care workers gathered to honor Pretti, who they say was one of their own. Reuters' Brad Brooks was there.

Brad Brooks

It was a really somber event. It was really quiet event in a strange way. The people there were just devastated.

Protester

Alex was an ICU nurse at the VA. That's one of the toughest jobs in the world.

Brad Brooks

Many of these people were devastated to see their co-worker and friend who by all accounts was beloved by all of them, killed, shot down in a street not far from where he lived, not far where he worked.

Protester

The fact that he was a nurse makes it so much harder.

Kim Vinnell

But, Brad says, their anger goes deeper.

Brad Brooks

I've spoken with countless doctors and nurses in recent days, and they're feeling under intense strain because of the ICE surge, because of this surge of immigration agents into their city. They say that their ability to care for their patients is drastically reduced, either because their patients are too scared to come in to the hospitals or clinics to seek care because ICE agents hang around the vicinity of hospitals and clinics and pick people up according to all these doctors and nurses. I think people are really pushed over the edge here, to be honest with you. I've heard that repeatedly, from people from all walks of life, of all ages, of all races, people are incensed.

Kim Vinnell

President Donald Trump, in an initial social media post, posted a photo of Pretti's gun saying it was loaded with two additional full magazines and was ready to go saying, "what is that all about?" But in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the president said that his administration is reviewing everything and will come out with a determination about the fatal shooting. More than a million people lost power across the U.S. as a powerful winter storm sweeps the country from Ohio Valley and mid-south to New England, bringing snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures. In New York, snow plow trucks are working overtime. Some of the heaviest snowfall was measured there, up to a foot or more, as well as in parts of New Jersey, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Pennsylvania. A storm warning remains in place for most of the eastern third of the country, impacting almost 120 million people. And travel's been hit hard, with major carriers canceling more than 11,000 flights on Sunday. Turning to markets now, and we've got Mike Dolan from our sister podcast, Morning Bid, to tell us what we need to know as we start the week. Hey Mike.

Mike Dolan

Yeah, gold above $5,000 an ounce for the first time ever this morning. This is an astonishing rally in gold and other precious metals. But in gold last year, we got 65% rise. That was its best year since 1979. And we're up 17% already this year and we're still in January. What's driving it? Pretty much anything you care to mention in the global news agenda. It's geopolitics, it's trade tensions, it is domestic US politics. It's a concern about Federal Reserve independence, it's a falling dollar. For most people, gold is the only safe haven left out there.

Kim Vinnell

Thanks so much, Mike. You can catch Morning Bid wherever you get your podcasts. A fragile truce in Syria's northeast has just been extended. The Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF are adding another 15 days to a ceasefire that was set to expire on Saturday night. It follows a rapid government offensive that's pushed President Ahmed al-Sharaa closer to taking full control of the region. Washington has been pushing for a lasting truce as it previously allied with the Kurds to fight Islamic State. The ceasefire also gives the U.S. more time to move Islamic State detainees from Syria into Iraq. That transfer of ISIS fighters was discussed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani on Sunday. The US wants them out of northeast Syria because of the instability there. Rubio also told al-Sudani that Iraq needs to get rid of Iranian interests in the country. Iraq is home to dozens of armed groups who answer to Tehran. To the Super Bowl, and Super Bowl LX is set. The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots on February 8th. Seattle got here behind Sam Darnold's best game of the year, 346 yards, 3 touchdowns, and big plays from Jackson Smith-Njigba to edge the Rams 31-27. It's Darnold's first Super Bowl, eight seasons and five teams in. New England advanced with a 10-7 win in Denver, leaning on a shutdown defense, and 23-year-old Drake Maye now the second-youngest quarterback ever to start a Super Bowl. Get your chips ready, Super Bowl Sunday is coming. And for today's recommended read, a Reuters exclusive, the US is putting pressure on Bolivia to kick suspected Iranian spies out of the country and designate Iran's IRGC, Lebanon's Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas as terrorist organizations. The anonymous sources say the push comes as the US works to deepen its influence in Latin America. There's a link to that story in the description. For more on any of the stories from today, check out Reuters.com or the Reuters app. Don't forget to follow us on your favorite podcast player. If you're listening on a smart speaker, just ask for the latest news from Reuters seven days a week. We'll be back tomorrow with our daily headline show.