Overview
- Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert opened their Monday shows by denouncing the killing of Alex Pretti and criticizing DHS messaging about the incident.
- Newly circulated video, verified by The New York Times, shows Pretti holding a phone, being pepper‑sprayed, and pinned to the ground without a visible weapon as agents opened fire.
- DHS initially said Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a 9mm handgun and “violently resisted,” a description late‑night hosts said conflicts with what viewers can see on the recordings.
- Pretti, 37, was an ICU nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs, had a valid permit to carry, and had no violent criminal history, according to Minneapolis police.
- The shooting was the city’s second fatal federal use of force this month following the Jan. 7 killing of Renée Nicole Good, prompting intensified public scrutiny and demands for transparent investigations.