# The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461 "2026-01-08T05:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 53
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1053 "2026-01-25T17:43:05Z")
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1054 "2026-01-25T17:43:40Z")
**Moderating:** This thread won’t stay on topic any more. 3rd time: > [@The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1020): > > Moderating: Thread is drifting off the topic of The ICE shootings in Minneapolis with the last several posts. Please get back on topic or spin-off your topic. Thank you. Warnings will have to be issued after this one. FYI: @Aspenglow, @ParallelLines ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1055 "2026-01-25T17:55:22Z")
You got it. I’ve been watching everyone ignore you. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1056 "2026-01-25T18:05:00Z")
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**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1057 "2026-01-25T18:13:42Z")
Checked in on r/conservative, the threads on the shooting are a mess but the “sane” take is: -This was a “bad shoot” but justice will ultimately prevail -Trump, Noem, et al are guilty of “speaking too soon,” nothing more -This is Walz’s and Frey’s fault for their “inflamed rhetoric” The insane takes aren’t worth mentioning, they’re either bots or plants or too far gone. But as expected, this is not changing any minds. Just in case anyone thought this might be a turning point. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1058 "2026-01-25T18:25:08Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Checked in on r/conservative, the threads on the shooting are a mess but the “sane” take is: > > -This was a “bad shoot” but justice will ultimately prevail > > -Trump, Noem, et al are guilty of “speaking too soon,” nothing more > > -This is Walz’s and Frey’s fault for their “inflamed rhetoric” > > The insane takes aren’t worth mentioning, they’re either bots or plants or too far gone. But as expected, this is not changing any minds. Just in case anyone thought this might be a turning point.. It feels like there is a lot more organic rage with this incident but I don’t think it will change anything. A “bad shoot”? ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1059 "2026-01-25T18:30:55Z")
Yeah that’s like, cop lingo or movie cop lingo or something. Every time there’s an officer involved shooting conservatives debate whether it was a “good shoot” or a “bad shoot.” So they can pretend like they’re just impartial judges in all of this. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1060 "2026-01-25T18:32:31Z")
Thanks for the links to the decent media responses all. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1061 "2026-01-25T18:36:51Z")
I don’t think this has been posted before, but here is Dana Bash at CNN grilling the ICE commander about the Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti. The deflection and evasion is incredible! What a lying slimeball! > **[Dana Bash presses Greg Bovino about video analysis that contradicts DHS...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid)** > > CNN’s Dana Bash pressed Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino about video analysis that contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of yesterday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1062 "2026-01-25T18:38:02Z")
Bovino was on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Dana Bash this morning. He reiterated the regime’s standard line about “Pretti brandished a firearm and attacked officers.” Bash wasn’t buying it; she replayed the videos and asked how he could justify his story, given the video evidence. Bovino just reiterated his standard line. They got to the point where they were talking over each other, but the conversation stopped just short of a shouting match. Then, Bash had some kind of Democrat congresscritter on to comment. Representative or Senator, I cannot remember. Anyway, it was obvious that it took all his effort to stop short of saying, “What Bovino is saying is complete and utter bullshit.” ETA: Beaten to it by @wolfpup ! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1063 "2026-01-25T19:08:59Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I mean, I think they’ll get bored and leave MN at some point in the near future, but then they’re on to the next place. They’re already moving into Maine. People there are getting pissed. Will there be more Minneapolis-style murders there? Lots of legal gun owners in that state. > **['We're being terrorized.' What Mainers are seeing as ICE launches operation...](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/were-being-terrorized-what-mainers-are-seeing-as-ice-launches-operation-in-the-state)** > > Mainers are grappling with the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their cities as the state becomes the latest target for President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda. > [@Spoons](#): > > Then, Bash had some kind of Democrat congresscritter on to comment. Representative or Senator, I cannot remember Was that Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton? Because he’s been on fire about the murdering ICE thugs. For example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvgcFnCL3g4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvgcFnCL3g4) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1064 "2026-01-25T19:12:50Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > But as expected, this is not changing any minds. Not necessarily. The ones whose minds change aren’t necessarily going to post about it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1065 "2026-01-25T19:15:13Z")
Anyone else see a huge similarity between Bovino and Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn’s character in One Battle After Another)? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1066 "2026-01-25T19:34:04Z")
Is this on-topic? No warning but awfully close. Stay on topic! **Moderating:** ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1067 "2026-01-25T19:42:18Z")
Oops. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1068 "2026-01-25T19:49:37Z")
Fox News actually has an article questioning the administration line that this was a domestic terrorist who was brandishing a weapon. I was also somewhat encouraged by the article’s comments— still a lot of comments along the line of “he got what he deserved” but a surprising number of dissenting comments, some even calling it out for what it was - flat-out murder. > “The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has 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,” they continued. > **[Narratives clash after Trump and victim's family react to second Minneapolis...](https://www.foxnews.com/us/narratives-clash-after-trump-victims-family-react-second-minneapolis-shooting)** > > Narratives clashed over shooting death of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti this weekend, with the Trump administration calling him a "domestic terrorist." ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1069 "2026-01-25T21:17:43Z")
There’s a gofundme for Pretti. It’s raised $708,606 so far. The goal was $20,000. I’m not sure if it would be okay to actually supply a link to it, or if that would violate the rules of this thread. It’s refreshing to see the outrage being channeled into something positive and productive. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1070 "2026-01-25T21:35:01Z")
I really respect the people of Minneapolis more than I would’ve guessed. They’re still [out there](https://old.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1qmndyy/minnesota_12426_armored_vehicle_attempting_to/) basically daring the fascists to kill them and remind them what pieces of garbage they are despite the intimidation, the brutality, the freezing cold. I consider Americans to be massive cowards on issues like this, who’d rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend everything is normal, and I gotta say the people of Minneapolis are impressing me. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1071 "2026-01-25T21:44:37Z")
There’s already a link upthread. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1072 "2026-01-25T21:51:14Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I really respect the people of Minneapolis more than I would’ve guessed. They’re still [out there](https://old.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1qmndyy/minnesota_12426_armored_vehicle_attempting_to/) basically daring the fascists to kill them and remind them what pieces of garbage they are despite the intimidation, the brutality, the freezing cold. I live in SE Michigan and temps were between -5 to +5 Degrees Fahrenheit. Windchill another -10 degrees additional. I went out briefly and man, I can not imagine going to a protest or being out there for more than a few minutes. If you have never experienced colder than 10 degrees F, there really is another level of cold below that. Painful cold, I’d call it. It hurts to be out there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461.md?page=54)