--- description: Minutes after federal agents killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, dozens of protesters arrived at the scene. title: Minneapolis Erupts in Anger Over Killing By Federal Agent image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta802cfdcce8f1f25/6998cd1ce1ba00028298e48c/minneapolis-ice-protests-2026-11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Photos of Minneapolis Protests As City Erupts in Anger Over Killing By Federal Agent  Crowds of onlookers gather after a federal agent killed a man during confrontation in Minneapolis, Minn. on Jan. 24, 2026. Crowds of onlookers gather after a federal agent killed a man during confrontation in Minneapolis, Minn. on Jan. 24, 2026.Brandon Bell—Getty Images --- Story by [Richard Hall](/author/richard-hall/) Jan 25, 2026 2:52 AM CUT Crowds of onlookers gather after a federal agent killed a man during confrontation in Minneapolis, Minn. on Jan. 24, 2026. Brandon Bell—Getty Images Minutes after federal agents killed [37-year-old Alex Pretti](https://time.com/7357523/minnesota-ice-protest-business-immigration-minneapolis/ "undefined") in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, the second fatal shooting by immigration authorities in the city in as many weeks, dozens of protesters arrived at the scene. A tense stand-off ensued with immigration agents who had cordoned off the intersection. Demonstrators called the agents “Nazis” and told them to “go home.” The agents responded by mocking the protesters. Just a day earlier, tens of thousands of Minnesotans had filled the same city’s streets in a mass protest against the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown in the state and the killing of Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three, by an immigration officer less than two miles away from Saturday’s shooting. **Read more**: [_Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown_](https://time.com/7357547/minneapolis-shooting-ice-agent/ "undefined") Organizers estimated that 50,000 people attended the “Ice Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom” demonstration, organized by community leaders, clergy members, and labor unions. Those demonstrations passed peacefully, but on Saturday, protesters clashed with federal agents for hours as the city convulsed with anger over the killing of Pretti. Federal agents fired tear gas, flash bang grenades and pepper balls. By the afternoon, protests had taken over the intersection where the shooting had taken place and turned it into a makeshift memorial to Pretti. Pretti was a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who worked at the Veterans Affairs in Minneapolis. His family said he was motivated to join protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis after the killing of Renne Good on Jan. 7\. He was killed after being pepper-sprayed and tackled to the ground by Border Patrol agents on Saturday morning. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Pretti was armed and "violently resisted," but video of the incident shared by bystanders later contradicted that claim.  People demonstrate against ICE at the site where federal agents fatally shot a man while trying to detain him, on Jan. 24, 2026.Evelyn Hockstein—Reuters  Residents form a makeshift blockade near the scene of a shooting, on Jan. 24, 2026.Jaida Grey Eagle—Bloomberg/Getty Images  A person is detained at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, 2026.Seth Herald—Reuters  A protester wearing a gas mask gestures, during clashes between federal agents and community members, on Jan. 24, 2026.Tim Evans—Reuters  Law enforcement officers deploy canisters of teargas as agents leave Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026.Ben Hovland—Minnesota Public Radio/AP  Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters following a shooting on Jan. 24, 2026.Abbie Parr—AP  A man is detained by law enforcement, near the site of where state a man was shot by federal agents earlier in the morning in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, 2026.Roberto Schmidt—AFP/Getty Images  Protesters kneel with their hands raised and chant against the use of force during clashes following the fatal shooting of a demonstrator earlier in the day, on Jan. 24, 2026.Kerem Yucel—AFP/Getty Images  Federal agents tie police tape onto a pole to block off the scene of a shooting on Jan. 24, 2026.Stephen Maturen—Getty Images  Federal agents fire flash-bang grenades as they advance toward protesters during clashes, on Jan. 24, 2026.Kerem Yucel—AFP/Getty Images  A protester sits on the street with his arms up in front of federal agents in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, 2026.Alex Kormann—Star Tribune/AP  Federal agents carry away a colleague during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, 2026.Tim Evans—Reuters  A person walks toward a teargas canister on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026.Ben Hovland—Minnesota Public Radio/AP  A person is tackled by a federal agent amid protests on Jan. 24, 2026.Brandon Bell—Getty Images  People gather around a makeshift memorial at the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, 2026.Evelyn Hockstein—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7357645/minneapolis-ice-protest-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7357645/minneapolis-ice-protest-photos/"},"headline":"Photos of Minneapolis Protests As City Erupts in Anger Over Killing By Federal Agent","datePublished":"2026-01-25T02:52:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:01:41.818Z","description":"Minutes after federal agents killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, dozens of protesters arrived at the scene.","url":"https://time.com/7357645/minneapolis-ice-protest-photos/","keywords":["LightBox","photography","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Richard Hall","jobTitle":"Editor","url":"https://time.com/author/richard-hall/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-lightbox/","name":"LightBox"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7357645/minneapolis-ice-protest-photos/","name":"Photos of Minneapolis Protests As City Erupts in Anger Over Killing By Federal Agent"}}]}] ```