NewsTracker Answers for week of Jan. 26, 2026

Q: A second U.S. citizen was killed Saturday by federal agents conducting an immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was shot several times as he lay on the ground after being tackled by several agents. Where is Minnesota?

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Q: The slaying of the 37-year-old intensive care nurse occurred a little over two weeks after federal agents shot and killed mother-of-three Renee Good in her car. She also was 37. Both were residents of Minnesota’s most populous city …

A. Duluth

B. Minneapolis

C. Rochester

D. Saint Paul


B. Minneapolis has been the site of many protests against immigration raids, including thousands of demonstrators who filled the streets during a general strike last Friday. Hundreds of local businesses shut their doors as workers and students stayed home to protest actions by federal agents.


Q: Friday’s large demonstration also stopped traffic in the “Twin City” of Minneapolis ...

A. Bloomington

B. Duluth

C. Rochester

D. Saint Paul


D. Saint Paul borders Minneapolis to the east. It is the state capital and the second-most populous city. About 60 percent of Minnesota’s 5.7 million people live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, which has been the center of the recent immigration enforcement surge.


Q: Federal officials quickly claimed Pretti intended to “massacre” agents because he had a legally permitted handgun in his waistband. However, bystander videos showed him only holding a cellphone when agents tackled and shot him. Where did witness videos convict four officers?

A. Los Angeles

B. Memphis

C. Minneapolis

D. New York City


C. Four Minneapolis police officers were convicted in the 2020 murder of George Floyd after witness videos showed an officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes. Federal authorities have tried ot block local attempts to investigate the deaths of the two Minnesotans they called “domestic terrorists.”


Q: Federal immigration agents have mistakenly arrested several U.S. citizens, including a Hmong man recently dragged out of his home in Minnesota’s freezing weather, only wearing boxer shorts and a pair of Crocks. Hmong people were refugees from which U.S. war?

A. Afghanistan

B. Iraq

C. Korea

D. Vietnam


D. The Hmong ethnic minority fought as allies of U.S. forces in the Vietnam War. Many fled to the United States, fearing retribution from the communist victors. ChongLy Thao, 56, a naturalized U.S. citizen, said he was not allowed to get his citizenship papers after agents broke down his door. He was released a few hours later.