https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/01/27/report-alex-pretti-on-feds-radar-as-agitatorbroke-rib-in-clash-with-ice-agents-week-before-his-death-n2198568

Report: Alex Pretti Was on Feds' Radar - Broke Rib in Clash With ICE Agents Week Before His Death

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Alex Pretti reportedly suffered a broken rib about a week before his fatal shooting when federal agents tackled him after he tried to intervene in an immigration enforcement operation. 

Sources tell CNN that Pretti stopped his car after spotting ICE agents chasing "a family on foot," and began shouting and blowing a whistle to intervene. They say this action prompted several agents to take him down.

Pretti allegedly told one source that "five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back – an encounter that left him with a broken rib.""

"But it also seems to indicate that Pretti himself was more aggressive than previously reported. You thought you were going to die, so you decided to get back out there within days and intervene in further operations? And this time, you brought a gun, signaling an intent to aggressively defend against a perceived threat."