A key detail has been spotted in the shocking footage that shows 37-year-old Alex Pretti being shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

Pretti was shot several times on the street by the federal immigration officers, causing widespread outrage.

Alex Pretti was killed by ICE agents on Saturday

Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was reportedly a legal gun owner with a concealed carry permit.

However, it is unclear whether he was brandishing a weapon at the time of his death.

Since his shooting - which occurred just days after the killing of Renee Good in the same city by ICE agent Jonathan Ross - a number of video perspectives have emerged, and the debate around whether the force used by the agents was justifiable continues to rage on.

Pretti’s parents have since released a statement directly criticizing the ‘sickening lies’ that they believe have been told by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Trump administration.

In their statement, the DHS said: “The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted.

“Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots.”

In response to that statement and others made by those close to the US government, the Pretti family said: “We are heartbroken but also very angry.
“Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse…”

“I do not throw around the hero term lightly.

“However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman.”

“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting.”

“Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked…

“He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.”

“Please get the truth out about our son.

“He was a good man.”

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One specific detail has stood out to people after watching the video

One key detail to emerge from the various video perspectives on the incident - as mentioned in that statement - is that Pretti appeared to be holding his phone at the time before he was shot, not a gun.

At one stage he raises his hand to block himself from what appears to be pepper spray, but he cannot visibly be seen to be violent or threatening to the officers.

There is also some question around whether he had already been disarmed at the time of the shooting, and that officers only realized he had been armed after he was on the ground, which would contradict the official account released.

In a sworn testimony, witnesses said that Pretti was not holding his weapon at the time of the incident.

One woman said: “The agents pulled the man on the ground.

“I didn’t see him touch any of them – he wasn’t even turned toward them.

“It didn’t look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up.

“I didn’t see him with a gun.

“They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him.

“They shot him so many times,

“I don’t know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.”

She continued: “I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong.

“The man did not approach the agents with a gun.

“He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.

“I feel afraid.

“Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me, and I don’t feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.

“I don’t know what the agents will do when they find me.

“I do know that they’re not telling the truth about what happened.”

The second sworn account stated that they ‘did not see him [Pretti] attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind’.

This testimony is directly at odds with the words of Trump ally Greg Bovino, who referred to Pretti as ‘the gunman’ and said he was ‘brandishing’ a gun and threatening to ‘massacre’ the agents.

The ICE agent responsible for fatally shooting Renee Good in Minneapolis has been named as Jonathan E. Ross, 43, an Enforcement and Removal Operations officer and Iraq war veteran.

The shooting occurred on Wednesday afternoon as Good, 37, was driving her SUV in an area where ICE agents were stationed. Ross, who is married to a U.S. citizen with Filipino heritage, has become the focal point of public outrage in connection with the incident.

Ross's father, Ed Ross, 80, defended his son's actions in an interview with the Daily Mail, stating that the situation was unavoidable.

"She hit him," he explained, adding that his son had been in a dangerous position, with another officer's arm caught in the car. "He will not be charged with anything," he said, emphasizing his son's character. "You would never find a nicer, kinder person."

Ross, a committed conservative Christian, has lived in Minneapolis since 2015. His family is known for their religious and political values, with Ross’s father previously serving as a director in church-related organizations.

Despite his father’s defense, Ross's involvement in the shooting has ignited debates about ICE's actions, particularly given the ongoing tensions surrounding the agency’s presence in Minneapolis.

Background on Jonathan Ross’s life and career

Jonathan Ross has been an immigration officer since at least 2013 and served in the military before working with ICE. His home near Minneapolis was purchased in 2015, with a loan from the Veterans Administration.

Ross’s social media activity reveals a complex personal background, including connections to foreign-born relatives through his wife, who has Filipino roots. The couple married in 2012, and posts on her Instagram account indicate they lived in El Paso, Texas, before moving to Minneapolis.

The ICE agent responsible for fatally shooting Renee Good in Minneapolis has been named as Jonathan E. Ross. Credit: X

Neighbors described Ross as a reserved individual, often seen flying pro-Trump flags, though his wife was described as friendly and outgoing. The couple has two children together.

While Ross’s father has expressed pride in his son's dedication to his family and faith, the shooting incident has sparked polarized reactions. Witnesses at the scene of the shooting dispute ICE’s version of events, with some claiming that Good was acting as a legal observer during a protest when she was shot.

The aftermath and ongoing controversy

The tragic incident has led to protests and calls for ICE to leave the state, particularly from local officials in Minneapolis. Despite this, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has insisted that ICE will remain in Minnesota.

The confrontation, which involved Ross and his colleagues, is being heavily scrutinized, especially with conflicting reports about whether Good’s actions posed a direct threat to the agents.

Renee Good, a mother of three and poet, had been involved in social justice activism. She was married to comedian Timothy Macklin, who passed away in 2023, and later lived in Minneapolis with her wife, Rebecca Good.

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Yesterday, a 31-year-old woman was shot dead by cops outside a Walmart in Omaha, Nebraska, after she slashed a toddler with a knife during an alleged abduction.

Police bodycam footage of the attack has sparked massive outrage after the triggering video of a three-year-old being slashed across the face was shown across news channels and went viral on social media.

The terrifying video shows the woman wielding a knife while she pulls along a shopping cart with the little boy sitting inside it.

Surveillance footage also showed Guzman shoplifting the knife from the store before approaching the boy and his caregiver in an aisle.

Who is the woman cops killed?

Noemi Guzman has since been identified as the suspect shot by police but who is she and what was her relation to the child she attacked?

The now-deceased woman first encountered the child with his caregiver inside Walmart just moments before the attack and, using a knife from the shop to intimidate she "took possession of the child, essentially kidnapping the child," Omaha Deputy Police Chief Scott Gray said.

The officer also confirmed that Guzman refused to comply with the responding officer and provoked him by cutting the child’s face with the knife she was wielding.

Seconds after she slashed the child the officer fired the bullet that killed her, likely in fear that she was about to kill the child.

Two officers confronted Guzman in the parking lot as she stood by the cart with the child inside, as she made threats with the knife, ignoring pleas from cops to put the weapon down before she savagely attacked the boy, according to authorities.

Noemi Guzman was fatally shot by police. Credit: Omaha Police Department

The suspect was already known to police

It is believed the suspect is known to the police as records of the most recent charges against Guzman were documented alongside a mugshot from an arrest, but the reason for it is currently unknown.

There are currently no known links between the toddler victim, their family or the caregiver they were accompanied by at the time and Guzman, making the attack’s motivation a mystery.

Retail giant Walmart has issued a statement in response to the ordeal, as the child was attacked and the perpetrator was shot dead on its premises.

A spokesperson for Walmart told the media that they are working with the police and "violence like this is unacceptable."

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A once-quiet Kansas City street is reeling after news broke that a former neighbor was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was gunned down during a traffic stop on Wednesday, January 7, leaving behind three children and her partner, Becca Good.

Good had lived near 78th Terrace and Oak Street in the Waldo neighborhood until December 2024, when she and her family moved out.

Neighbors say they were headed to Canada. The tragedy hit hard back in Kansas City, where those who once lived near her are struggling to understand how this could happen.

Renee Nicole Good's Neighbor Speaks Out

Joan Rose, a neighbor from East 78th Terrace, said she was rocked by the revelation that Good had died during an ICE operation.

“This, this is not, no one could imagine this,” Rose said, per KY3.

Rose remembered the family as “lovely neighbors” and shared that although they weren’t close, they often exchanged words in passing.

The family, she said, included “two moms with a little boy at home and two older children who visited routinely.”

“My immediate reaction was shock,” Rose continued. “I know that we’re all affected by the ICE raids going on right now. I didn’t think it would hit this hard, this close to home.”

An ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation. Credit: Scott Olson / Getty

ICE claims self-defense, but video tells a different story

The fatal shooting occurred during a high-profile ICE crackdown in Minneapolis, part of a wider federal operation involving more than 2,000 officers deployed to the Twin Cities under the Trump administration.

According to witnesses, Good was shot while driving away during the stop, with a family member reportedly present.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quickly labeled the act “an act of domestic terrorism,” claiming Good had “attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle.”

But video footage from the scene tells a different story.

The scene of the aftermath of a shooting near Portland and 34th in Minneapolis. Credit: Star Tribune via Getty Images

A newly surfaced clip appears to show Good trying to flee rather than attack.

In the footage, an officer attempts to enter her SUV as she reverses and cuts the wheel right. A second officer stands in front of the vehicle as she begins to move.

The vehicle clips him lightly — not enough to knock him down — before he fires a shot through the front windshield and two more through her open side window.

Her vehicle then crashes into a parked white car roughly 100 feet away.

Public reaction has been fierce.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey didn’t hold back, saying: “To ICE, get the f*** out of Minneapolis. They are not here to cause safety in this city. What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust.”

Frey added: “They’re ripping families apart. They’re sowing chaos on our streets and in this case quite literally killing people.”

He also dismissed claims of self-defense. “They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bulls**t.”

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Police in Omaha have released further details after a terrifying attempted kidnapping at a Walmart ended in a fatal police shooting.

The Omaha Police Department confirmed the woman killed was 31-year-old Noemi Guzman, who had a history of prior incidents, including an arrest linked to a house fire and an alleged church break-in. She had been scheduled for an annual review on June 12.

The incident that left a child with facial injuries

The incident began at around 9:15 a.m. at a Walmart near 72nd and Pine Streets. Officers responded quickly after Guzman was spotted with a three-year-old boy sitting in a shopping cart.

Police say officers repeatedly told her to drop the knife, but instead she began attacking the child, prompting both officers to open fire.

Noemi Guzman was known to police. Credit: Omaha Police Department

Investigators say surveillance footage shows Guzman took a large kitchen knife from inside the store before approaching the child and guardian. She allegedly forced the guardian to walk ahead while taking control of the cart and attempting to move toward the parking lot. Officers intercepted them as they were exiting.

After the shooting, police attempted life-saving measures on Guzman, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Huge hospital expenses prompt family to set up a GoFundMe page

In the aftermath, the child, identified as Cyler, was pulled from the cart by his guardian and a bystander, who immediately began helping him. He was rushed to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening, though serious. Cyler suffered cuts to his face and hand, requiring surgery and stitches.

Images later shared by the family show the toddler sitting in his father’s lap in a hospital chair following the ordeal, as well as pictures of the injuries sustained by Cyler, including a large slash across the side of his face, which required both surgery and several stitches.

Cyler Hillman's injuries. Credit: Hillman Family

According to loved ones, the Hillman family has been left deeply shaken. A fundraiser set up to support them states they are “shaken and in need of support,” as they face mounting medical bills, therapy costs and day-to-day expenses during Cyler’s recovery.

The situation has also taken a financial toll. Cyler’s father had been attending a job interview at the time of the attack and was hoping to secure new work, but those plans have now been put on hold.

“Due to Cyler’s condition and the need for his father to be by his side during recovery and therapy, employment will have to wait,” organizer Tanya Gifford wrote. She added: “This unexpected turn has created financial stress at home, as Cyler’s father must focus on his son’s healing rather than work.”

Cyler’s mother, Sara Hillman, also appealed for support online, telling followers: “please pray for my baby.”

The officers involved have been placed on paid leave in line with policy, and the investigation remains ongoing with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and local sheriff’s offices.

Police Chief Todd Schmaderer praised the response, saying: “The responding officers acted with professionalism and direct action to intervene and save a child’s life.” He added, “The community can be reassured in knowing that Omaha police officers stand ready to act with courage and decisiveness in the most serious situations to protect the public.”

Cyler Hillman with his father following surgery. Credit: Hillman Family/GoFundMe

Deputy Chief Scott Gray also reassured residents, stating: “There is no threat to the public.”

The Walmart store was temporarily cleared as investigations began. In a statement, Walmart said: “Violence like this is unacceptable. We’re working with police and supporting them in their investigation.”

Featured Image. Credit: Hillman Family/GoFundMe