Was Unintentional Discharge of Alex
Pretti's Sig P320 critical in His Death? (Video)

Braden Langly of Langley Outdoors Academy has posted a compelling analysis of what appears to be a combination of an unintentional discharge of Alex Pretti's Sig P320, combined with the predictable response, which lead to his shooting and death in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. Langly does his analysis on YouTube. There does not appear to be a transcript.

To sum up the action as shown in numerous videos. Alex Pretti is involved in obstructing ICE officers from making an arrest, along with numerous other individuals. Pretti is in the street, and is actively aiding others in obstructing ICE. There are a couple of women working with Alex. ICE agents tell them to leave/get out of the way. Pretti does not do so. An ICE agent sprays him with pepper spray, and about 3-5 ICE agents attempt to place him in custody. Pretti stuggles, resisting arrest. 3-5 ICE agents are involved, taking Pretti to the ground, and attempting to gain control over Pretti. One of the agents, wearing a grey jacket and grey headgear, reaches into the scrum of struggling men, takes a pistol off of Pretti, which appears to have been in the small of Pretti's back. It is not clear if there is a holster. At this point, someone yells: Gun!Gun!Gun!, which is what agents are trained to do when a weapon is found during a struggle.

At the Gun!Gun!Gun! warning, at least one of the agents draws his handgun. The agent in grey starts to step away from the scrum, removing the pistol from the scene, a prudent move. He barely takes a step before a shot is fired. At least two of the agents recoil in response. Then several more shots are fired, which result in Pretti's death. …