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Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
Federal agents who were wrestling a man to the ground in Minneapolis early Saturday secured a handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of videos that captured the incident from several angles. As many as eight agents were attempting to detain Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, videos show. One emerged from the scrum holding Pretti’s gun, and less than a second later, the first of what appear to be 10shots was fired.
Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show (washingtonpost.com) Federal agent secured gun from Minn.
Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an avid …
The ICE agent’s mobile phone video: Five key moments in Minneapolis fatal shooting
Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen. The 47-second recording, published by the Minnesota website Alpha News, shows for the first time that Renée Good spoke to the ICE officer, Jonathan Ross, before he shot her.
The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments
The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments (washingtonpost.com) The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments By Jonathan Baran; Aaron C. Davis; Jarrett Ley 2026011002200400 Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.
The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments
New footage sheds light on fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely …
Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him
Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him (washingtonpost.com) Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him By Aaron C. Davis; Jonathan Baran 2026010813261700 A deadly encounter in Minneapolis on Wednesday between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and a 37-year-old woman escalated in a matter of seconds. In the aftermath, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L.
ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
3 hours ago The woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city. She was a prize-winning poet and a hobby guitarist, who was there as a legal observer of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him
7 hours ago A federal immigration agent's fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota has sparked questions about the public's right to observe officers. Amid a large-scale operation in the state, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. The …
Minneapolis protests remain peaceful after ICE officer fatally shoots woman
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Minneapolis protests remain peaceful after ICE officer fatally shoots woman (washingtonpost.com) Minneapolis protests remain peaceful after ICE officer fatally shoots woman By Caroline O'Donovan; Maria Sacchetti; Jonathan Baran; Aaron C.
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Videos of fatal ICE shooting in Chicago raise questions about DHS account
Videos of fatal ICE shooting in Chicago raise questions about DHS account (washingtonpost.com) Videos of fatal ICE shooting in Chicago raise questions about DHS account By Kim Bellware; Jonathan Baran; Arelis R. Hernández 2025092809000000 CHICAGO — Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez had just dropped off his 3-year-old son at day care when an unmarked vehicle pulled in front of his car. Less than a minute later, the father of two was shot dead by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
Video shows person running on roof immediately after Kirk shooting
Video shows person running on roof immediately after Kirk shooting (washingtonpost.com) Video shows person running on roof immediately after Kirk shooting By Jonathan Baran; Samuel Oakford; Andrew Ba Tran; Evan Hill 2025091104213900 A video posted to social media and enhanced by The Washington Post shows a person running across a roof overlooking the courtyard at Utah Valley University where conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been fatally shot seconds earlier.
Video shows person running on roof immediately after Kirk shooting
Witness says he saw Charlie Kirk 'go limp' after being shot Justin Hickens was in attendance at Charlie Kirk's event at Utah Valley University and recalls the moment he says he saw Kirk get shot and "go limp" and how the crowd reacted after the shot rang out.Sept. 10, 2025
ICE is joining D.C. police patrols. Moped drivers are getting detained.
ICE is joining D.C. police patrols. Moped drivers are getting detained. (washingtonpost.com) ICE is joining D.C. police patrols. Moped drivers are getting detained.
Israeli strike hit four areas in notorious Tehran prison. Civilians among the dead.
Israeli strike hit four areas in notorious Tehran prison. Civilians among the dead. (washingtonpost.com) Israeli strike hit four areas in notorious Tehran prison. Civilians among the dead.
Israeli strike hit four areas in notorious Tehran prison. Civilians among the dead.
Now Afghans given Sunday deadline amid concerns over security after conflict with Israel, but humanitarian groups warn that mass deportations could further destabilise Afghanistan. Millions of Afghan migrants and refugees in Iran have been asked to leave or face arrest as a deadline set by the …
Democratic senator forcibly removed from DHS news conference as tensions flare
Democratic senator forcibly removed from DHS news conference as tensions flare (washingtonpost.com) Democratic senator forcibly removed from DHS news conference as tensions flare By Maegan Vazquez; Gaya Gupta; Jonathan Baran 2025061219354300 A Democratic senator from California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after he interrupted a news conference held Thursday by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L.
Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 12 planes, visuals show
Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 12 planes, visuals show (washingtonpost.com) Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 12 planes, visuals show By Sarah Cahlan; Jonathan Baran 2025060402340800 At least 12 aircraft were damaged in Ukraine's attack Sunday on military bases deep inside Russia, according to a Washington Post review of verified video and satellite imagery.
Body slamming? Officer aggression? How an ICE clash led to charges against a congresswoman.
Body slamming? Officer aggression? How an ICE clash led to charges against a congresswoman. (washingtonpost.com) Body slamming? Officer aggression? How an ICE clash led to charges against a congresswoman. By Aaron C. Davis; Jonathan Baran 2025052215111100 The crowd outside an ICE facility in New Jersey erupted with outrage as federal agents closed in to arrest the mayor of Newark on a trespassing charge. Protesters, mayoral aides and three members of Congress formed a protective circle around him.
Haiti turns to weaponized drones in fight against gangs
Haiti turns to weaponized drones in fight against gangs (washingtonpost.com) Haiti turns to weaponized drones in fight against gangs By Amanda Coletta; Widlore Mérancourt; Jonathan Baran 2025041011001300 With the capital of Haiti on the cusp of falling to gangs, authorities in the crisis-racked Caribbean nation are turning to a new weapon in their fight against the armed groups: weaponized drones.
What the choice of Dan Bongino could mean for Kash Patel’s FBI vision
FBI Director Kash Patel has offered the public two different visions for the nation’s powerful law enforcement agency. During his confirmation hearing, Patel assured senators that “there will be no politicization at the FBI” and that he respects the agents who work at the bureau. Under his watch, FBI personnel would not be fired based on the cases they were assigned, Patel testified. But in his 2023 book and public appearances, Patel has portrayed a dramatically different vision.
What the choice of Dan Bongino could mean for Kash Patel’s FBI vision
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Kash Patel’s choice for FBI deputy is Dan Bongino: What that may mean
FBI Director Kash Patel has offered the public two different visions for the nation’s powerful law enforcement agency. During his confirmation hearing, Patel assured senators that “there will be no politicization at the FBI” and that he respects the agents who work at the bureau. Under his watch, FBI personnel would not be fired based on the cases they were assigned, Patel testified. But in his 2023 book and in public appearances, Patel has portrayed a dramatically different vision.
Sudan’s Military Recaptured a City. Bodies Soon Filled the Streets.
Videos verified by The Post show retaliatory killings by Sudan’s military after it recaptured the southern city of Wad Madani from the RSF paramilitary. A group of soldiers forces a rope into a man’s mouth, then throws him off a bridge and shoots at him in the water. Dozens of young men, all dead, lay shoeless in jumbled piles. A soldier leans over a bound and writhing captive, sawing at his neck with a blade until his screams fall silent.
Sudan’s military recaptured a city. Bodies soon filled the streets.
A group of soldiers forces a rope into a man’s mouth, then throws him off a bridge and shoots at him in the water. Dozens of young men, all dead, lay shoeless in jumbled piles. A soldier leans over a bound and writhing captive, sawing at his neck with a blade until his screams fall silent.
Revenge, fire and destruction: A year of Israeli soldiers’ videos from Gaza
As their unit withdrew from northern Gaza late last year, Israeli reservists from the Negev Brigade’s Battalion 9208 blasted what was once a residential area with tank shells and machine gun fire. A soldier from the unit posted a video of the four-minute bombardment to Facebook. “A farewell barrage,” read the Facebook post, accompanied by four fire emojis.
North Korean troops are at Russian military training site, videos show
WorldAsiaWar In UkraineAfricaAmericasEuropeMiddle East WorldAsiaWar In UkraineAfricaAmericasEuropeMiddle East Soldiers from North Korea’s elite “Storm Corps” appear to be preparing to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, according to a Post analysis. 6 min Screenshots from videos shared to social media show what appear to be North Korean troops at a training facility in eastern Russia.
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Quotes of the Day: "Wisdom equals knowledge plus courage. You have to not only know what to do and when to do it, but you have to also be brave enough to follow through." – Jarod Kintz "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." – Muhammad Ali "Do one thing every day that scares you." – Eleanor Roosevelt 1.
New audio disputes ruling that stripped Jordan Chiles of Olympic medal
For more than a month, debate over who finished third in the women’s floor final at the Paris Olympics has roiled the gymnastics community. On Aug. 5, Jordan Chiles received the bronze medal in Paris after her coach successfully appealed her score. Upon review, the judges increased Chiles’s mark by one-tenth, which moved her ahead of Romania’s Ana Barbosu.
New audio disputes ruling that stripped Jordan Chiles of Olympic medal
For more than a month, debate over who finished third in the women’s floor final at the Paris Olympics has roiled the gymnastics community. On Aug. 5, Jordan Chiles received the bronze medal in Paris after her coach successfully appealed her score. Upon review, the judges increased Chiles’s mark by one-tenth, which moved her ahead of Romania’s Ana Barbosu.
New audio disputes ruling that stripped Jordan Chiles of Olympic medal
One of the surprise stories of the 2024 MLB season will be playing in October after the Cleveland Guardians clinched a postseason berth. The Guardians secured their spot in the playoffs Thursday with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in extra innings. Cleveland won the game and clinched a playoff …
Jordan Chiles appeals in Swiss court to reclaim Olympic medal
Jordan Chiles, the American gymnast whose bronze medal at last month’s Olympics was stripped away over a technicality, filed an appeal in Switzerland’s Supreme Court on Monday in her ongoing effort to reclaim her third-place finish.
Jordan Chiles appeals in Swiss court to reclaim Olympic medal
American gymnast Jordan Chiles celebrates after being awarded a bronze medal in the women's floor exercise in Paris. The medal was later stripped over a technicality. (Toni L.
Republicans flood TV with misleading ads about immigration, border
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Republicans flood TV with misleading ads about immigration, border
Many of these ads, which ran from January through June, misled voters by portraying the U.S.-Mexico border as a chaotic scene overrun by violent criminals, implying an immediate danger that does not align with reality. In recent weeks, both parties have raced to be seen as tougher on border issues, with Donald Trump painting Kamala Harris as weak and Harris leaning into her prosecutorial experience.
Local police complained about Secret Service after Trump rally shooting, videos show Original
Advertisement 1 Trending Trending Trending Trending • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content Shortly after Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a rally for former president Donald Trump, a local police officer in Pennsylvania complained to a colleague that he had warned the Secret Service in advance about the need to secure the area the gunman used, according to police body-cam video released Thursday.
Local police complained about Secret Service after Trump rally shooting, videos show
In body cam video, an officer complained that he had told the U.S. Secret Service about the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fired at Trump.
Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at him Original
Advertisement 1 Trending Trending Trending Trending Trending • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content Thomas Matthew Crooks paused shooting at former president Donald Trump after a local law enforcement officer assigned to a SWAT team returned fire, and Crooks did not shoot again before he was killed by a Secret Service countersniper, according to two officials familiar with the investigation into the assassination attempt.
Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at him
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A screen grab from a video shows Crooks turning his head away from where Trump is speaking after a local officer shot at him.
By Samuel Oakford Verified, Shawn Boburg Verified, Jonathan Baran, Jarrett Ley, Evan Hill Verified, Devlin Barrett Verified
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Obstructed view may have delayed sniper response at Trump rally
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By Samuel Oakford Verified, Aaron Steckelberg, Evan Hill Verified, Jarrett Ley, Jonathan Baran, Alex Horton Verified, Samuel Granados Verified
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Obstructed view may have delayed sniper response at Trump rally
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Within seconds of 20-year-old Pennsylvania residentThomas Matthew Crooks opening fire at former president Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, on Saturday evening, he was fatally shot by the Secret Service. But how did a specialized team of countersnipers fail to prevent its worst security lapse in decades?
By Samuel Oakford Verified, Aaron Steckelberg, Evan Hill Verified, Jarrett Ley, Jonathan Baran, Alex Horton Verified, Samuel Granados Verified
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Polícia foi avisada sobre atirador em comício de Trump 86 segundos antes do ataque, segundo vídeo
Quase imediatamente após a tentativa de assassinato do ex-presidente dos Estados Unidos Donald Trump em seu comício de campanha no oeste da Pensilvânia, no sábado, 13, algumas pessoas que participaram do comício disseram aos repórteres que tentaram alertar as autoridades de que um homem suspeito estava em um telhado próximo.
Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire
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Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows
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Almost immediately after the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump at his campaign rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, some in the crowd told reporters that they had tried to alert law enforcement that a suspicious man was on a nearby roof. Now, a newly surfaced video backs up those accounts of warnings, showing a chaotic scene in which bystanders started calling out to police nearly a minute and a half before the shots rang out.
By Jon Swaine Verified, Abbie Cheeseman Verified, Jonathan Baran, Isaac Stanley-Becker Verified, Shawn Boburg Verified
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Despite warnings of violence at UCLA, police didn’t step in for over 3 hours
Late on April 30, Sean Tabibian called 911 to say police were needed urgently at the University of California at Los Angeles. “All hell had broken loose,” Tabibian recalled in an interview. Masked agitators were attacking pro-Palestinian protesters on a campus quad, video footage shows, and a team of hired security guards had retreated. The call at 11:09 p.m. was the first of 11 that Tabibian made to police that night as the violence escalated, according to his cellphone’s call log.
Iran expands public crackdown on women and girls, sparking public anger Original
With global attention focused on Iran’s escalating conflict with Israel, Tehran has intensified its domestic crackdown on women, giving police expanded powers to enforce conservative dress codes. The new wave of repression appears to be one of the most significant efforts to roll back perceived social gains in the aftermath of the 2022 protest movement — a months-long uprising that challenged gender segregation and clerical rule.
Como TikTok foi de ‘vitrine de bobeiras’ a grande ameaça política nos EUA; veja linha do tempo
Nos sete anos desde que o TikTok nasceu como um aplicativo de nicho de “dublagem” de música para adolescentes chineses, a plataforma reformulou o cenário das redes sociais e forçou os gigantes da tecnologia dos EUA a enfrentar um rival estrangeiro. A plataforma de vídeos curtos acumulou um poder econômico surpreendente, com mais de um bilhão de usuários e uma receita que deve superar a do YouTube, de quase US$ 25 bilhões até 2025.
Desperation and death surround an aid delivery in northern Gaza
JERUSALEM — It was hunger that drove Ibrahim al-Rifi from his house in Gaza City at 2 in the morning Thursday. It had been months since he could find bread for his wife and daughters in war-ravaged northern Gaza. Flour sold for close to $1,000 a bag, and even the animal feed many had turned to was running out. Some people are eating grass, the United Nations has said. Rifi and two cousins set out in the darkness on rumors that aid trucks were on the way.
Desperation and death surround an aid delivery in northern Gaza
Aerial footage released Thursday by the Israel Defense Forces appeared to show hundreds of people streaming toward a convoy of slow-moving trucks. (Video: Israel Defense Forces) The first tracer rounds were aimed at or near ground level, based on their trajectory seen in the beginning of the video. Later rounds appear to be shot higher. The Post could not verify if anyone was hit or harmed by these shots.
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