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Republican U.S. Sen. John Curtis called for an independent investigation Monday into the slaying of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

A screenshot shows a Truth Social post made by U.S. President Donald Trump after Customs and Border Protection agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January 2026, in which Trump said "ONLY CRIMINALS CARRY GUNS ON OUR STREETS."

He said, after a call, he and Gov. Tim Walz seemed on a "similar wavelength."

Karoline Leavitt appeared to acknowledge that Trump Cabinet members jumped to conclusions when they labeled Alex Pretti an "assassin." The post ‘Fluid Situation’: Karoline Leavitt Awkwardly Responds After Being Confronted on Officials Calling Alex Pretti an ‘Assassin’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Over $530,000 had been donated by the afternoon of Jan. 25, a little over a day after Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent.