ICE agents shot Americans in the streets of Minneapolis.

Posted by The Health Ranger Report, Aug 14, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 4 support2 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 92%

The Health Ranger ReportAug 14, 2026

Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP) report that ICE agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis in January 2026, so the core assertion holds. The post's added phrases about masks and 'other places' were dropped from the claim, which is a permitted simplification, and the claim does not depart from the passage.

What was said

… That's the one thing that he, where he's had an impact. But then, of course, he took it too far with ICE, and ICE agents started wearing masks and shooting Americans in the streets of Minneapolis and other places, and, you know, people like myself, even at that time, were like, "Well, wait a second. I didn't sign up for this. I didn't sign up for mask government thugs slaughtering Americans in the streets." You know, the sorry, nope. …

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports that ICE agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in separate enforcement actions in Minneapolis in January 2026.[1]

Supports. The AP timeline states that two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal officers in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.[2]

Supports. CBS reports that an ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen Renee Good in south Minneapolis on January 7, 2026.[3]

Supports. Northern News Now reports that Alex Pretti was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 24, while on the ground in the street.[4]

Context. DHS said the shootings were acts of self-defense, while local officials and bystander video disputed that account; this dispute concerns the justification, not whether the shootings occurred.[1][5][6]