Tear Gas

7 photos · 2021–2026

7 photographs tagged Tear Gas, 2021–2026.

Federal agents in gas masks deploy tear gas on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. — Federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, deployed tear gas on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. This occurred in the aftermath of the shooting death of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by federal agents. Pretti was the second person killed and third person shot by federal agents in Minneapolis during the month of January. On January 24, 2026, federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, was killed during an encounter connected to large-scale federal immigration enforcement operations taking place across the Twin Cities. Video recorded by bystanders and witnesses at the scene quickly circulated online and contradicted portions of the initial federal account of the shooting, leading to public outrage and demands for the release of additional evidence. Video showed that Pretti was armed and was shot and killed an after he was disarmed. Pretti’s death sparked days of protests, marches, and confrontations with law enforcement in Minneapolis as demonstrators condemned the federal operation and called for accountability. The shooting became a major flashpoint in ongoing national debates over immigration enforcement, federal policing powers, and the use of force during domestic operations. As of this writing, no one has been held responsible for the killing.

Tear gas deployed on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis during protests following the ICE killing of Alex Pretti. — Tear gas fills Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. This incident marked the second person killed and third person shot by federal agents in the city that month, during what was known as Operation Metro Surge. On January 24, 2026, federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, was killed during an encounter connected to large-scale federal immigration enforcement operations taking place across the Twin Cities. Video recorded by bystanders and witnesses at the scene quickly circulated online and contradicted portions of the initial federal account of the shooting, leading to public outrage and demands for the release of additional evidence. Video showed that Pretti was armed and was shot and killed an after he was disarmed. Pretti’s death sparked days of protests, marches, and confrontations with law enforcement in Minneapolis as demonstrators condemned the federal operation and called for accountability. The shooting became a major flashpoint in ongoing national debates over immigration enforcement, federal policing powers, and the use of force during domestic operations. As of this writing, no one has been held responsible for the killing.

Federal agent deploys tear gas on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. — Federal agents from ICE and Border Patrol deploy tear gas on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. This follows the killing Alex Pretti, the second American to be killed in January 2026 in Minneapolis. On January 24, 2026, federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, was killed during an encounter connected to large-scale federal immigration enforcement operations taking place across the Twin Cities. Video recorded by bystanders and witnesses at the scene quickly circulated online and contradicted portions of the initial federal account of the shooting, leading to public outrage and demands for the release of additional evidence. Video showed that Pretti was armed and was shot and killed an after he was disarmed. Pretti’s death sparked days of protests, marches, and confrontations with law enforcement in Minneapolis as demonstrators condemned the federal operation and called for accountability. The shooting became a major flashpoint in ongoing national debates over immigration enforcement, federal policing powers, and the use of force during domestic operations. As of this writing, no one has been held responsible for the killing.

Graffiti reading "ICE GO HOME" on a building in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. — Graffiti reading "ICE GO HOME" is spray-painted on the exterior of a building in Minneapolis. The message protests the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during "Operation Metro Surge". The air is filled with tear gas that was deployed following the third shooting in January of Minneapolis citizens.

Tear gas lingers in North Minneapolis after an ICE shooting during Operation Metro Surge. — Tear gas lingered in North Minneapolis into the early morning hours following a shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent earlier in the evening. The shooting was the third by federal agents since the beginning of Operation Metro Surge.

Protester in tear gas outside Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. — Protesters gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on April 11, 2021, following the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by an officer earlier that day. The incident sparked widespread protests and unrest in the Minneapolis suburb. Law enforcement responded with tear gas and other crowd control measures as demonstrators voiced their anger and grief over Wright's death and broader issues of police violence.

Tear gas at Brooklyn Center Police Department in April 2021 — Police deploy tear gas on protesters gathering at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020.

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