Visitors to Alex Pretti memorial in Minneapolis reflect on recent events, immigration enforcement

Описание: (27 Jan 2026)
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Minneapolis - 27 January 2025
1. Wide of memorial
2. Close of photos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in memorial
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Leeson, Minneapolis area resident:
"With families getting separated and Renee Good being murdered and then now I think just watching someone get executed in a community that's so familiar is just shocking that you know it's like, you're compelled to do something about it, or at least get closure and try to figure out how in the hell can this keep happening to this community?"

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ARCHIVE: Minneapolis -- 26 January 2026
4. STILL photo of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, PHOTO ID: 26026770901030

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5. Various of memorial for Alex Pretti
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Leeson, Minneapolis area resident:
"I was thinking about it on the way here. This is usually the time of year where I think we all kind of question why we live in Minnesota, when it's negative zero or below zero for weeks on end. You know I think just how the community has come together over the last couple of weeks is a good reminder to myself and hopefully everyone that's seeing what's happening here of just the community."
7. Tight of memorial
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Crawford, Charlotte, North Carolina resident:
"Well I saw everything on the news, and I had the week off. And I just couldn't sit at home without coming and just seeing everything for myself."
9. Tight of memorial

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ARCHIVE: Minneapolis -- 21 January 2026
10. STILL of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, PHOTO ID: 26021700904790

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ARCHIVE: New York -- 13 January 2026
11. STILL of White House border czar Tom Homan, PHOTO ID: 26026687689858

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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Crawford, Charlotte, North Carolina resident:
"One is out and there's another one coming in. Don't know if things are going to change or not. I doubt it, the way this year has gone."
13. Medium of memorial
STORYLINE:
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration reshuffles leadership of its immigration enforcement operation and scales back the federal presence after a second fatal shooting by federal officers.

President Donald Trump said he was placing his border czar, Tom Homan, in charge of the mission, with Homan reporting directly to the White House, after Bovino drew condemnation for claiming the man who was killed, Alex Pretti, had been planning to “massacre” law enforcement officers, a characterization that authorities had not substantiated.

On Tuesday morning, people visiting a memorial of flowers, candles and signs for Alex Pretti reacted to immigration enforcement actions that have taken place, the killings of Renee Good and Pretti and the news of the change in leadership for enforcement in the city.

AP Video by Laura Bargfeld

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