U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, on Jan. 22, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Vance said local police refused to respond when the officers called for help.
"The officers were locked in the restaurant, and local police refused to respond to their pleas for help (as they've been directed by local authorities)," he wrote. "Eventually, their fellow federal agents came to their aid."
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Protesters chant and bang on trash cans as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Adam Gray/AP Photo)
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On Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse who was carrying a licensed handgun while protesting a federal immigration enforcement operation, was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
Authorities say Pretti resisted arrest after trying to intervene in the operation.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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