ICE killers could face homicide charge

On 26 January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents wrestled nurse Alex Pretti to the ground and shot him multiple times in the back. The killing was caught on camera by several bystanders, providing various angles. The Trump regime initially defended the use of lethal force, with key advisor Stephen Miller describing Pretti as an “assassin“. Trump and others around him would later backtrack following massive public backlash.

Now, it looks like the ICE agents involved could potentially face consequences:

ICE: prosecution for the shooters?

The shooting is now officially classed as a homicide. The medical examiner has listed the cause of death as “multiple gunshot wounds”. Under the section “how injury occurred”, Dr. Andrew Baker stated “shot by law enforcement officer(s)”.

Pretti was shot by ICE on 26 January 2026, only 11 days after another altercation with ICE in which he suffered a broken rib, with the Canary previously reporting:

about a week before his death, he suffered a broken rib when a group of federal officers tackled him while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals.

The conclusion by medical examiners now leaves the door open for prosecution of the agents involved in the killing. This could set a new precedent for further scrutiny of ICE’s activities:

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