MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration defended on Sunday the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis, even as video evidence contradicted their version of events and as tensions grew between local law enforcement and federal officers.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) has rebutted some of the claims made by Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and other federal officials when Alex Pretti was shot.

Narratives clashed over shooting death of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti this weekend, with the Trump administration calling him a "domestic terrorist."

A witness to Saturday’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man is disputing the government account of the incident.

The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents has further inflamed tensions in Minneapolis, a city at the center of America's immigration debate in recent months. Here's a look at how it started.

Not long after federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Saturday, senior members of the Trump administration were ready with their conclusions about what had happened and who was to blame.

The killing of Alex Pretti has also raised uncomfortable questions about the GOP’s core positions on issues ranging from gun ownership to states’ rights and trust in the federal government.

Nurses in Minneapolis joined a vigil on Sunday to mourn one of their own, Alex Pretti. A 2024 video shows him honoring a patient of his and saying, “freedom is not free. We have to work at it.”