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Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Deadly Shooting of Alex Pretti

The 37-year-old protester was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer on Jan. 24.
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Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Deadly Shooting of Alex Pretti
Alex J. Pretti in an undated photo. Michael Pretti via AP
Jacki Thrapp
Jacki Thrapp
1/30/2026|Updated: 2/1/2026
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.

The fatal shooting is being examined by the FBI and may be assisted by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Jan. 30.

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