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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN

(CNN) — Two days after Department of Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a confused investigation is unfurling. The Justice Department has not opened a civil rights investigation, a crisis coordination center was erected in Minneapolis to investigate protesters and senior administration officials won’t definitively say whether Pretti had been disarmed before the shooting.

The Department of Homeland Security’s investigation agency (HSI) is leading the federal investigation into the shooting, officials say, with the FBI acting in a supportive role – including by processing physical evidence.

“We’re in possession of the firearm,” FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday of Pretti’s gun, adding that the FBI would analyze it at their own laboratory.

Although HSI hasn’t historically conducted criminal investigations into use of force incidents by federal authorities, HSI has assisted, coordinated with and supported such investigations when appropriate, according to former DHS officials. It is unusual for them to co-lead with FBI.

The investigation, one of several being conducted into the shooting, was preempted by public officials in the hours after the shooting airing competing narratives and firm conclusions in the absence of evidence — raising the likelihood that any conclusion it reaches will be scrutinized by a skeptical public.

As of Monday afternoon, a small group of investigators were reviewing public footage of the incident and video taken from as many as 30 body worn cameras that officers —– including several involved in the incident —– were wearing that day.

In the moments before his death, Pretti can be seen in video from the scene moving between a DHS agent and a woman the agent pushed to the ground. The agent sprays Pretti with a chemical irritant and drags him to his knees before several others quickly move on top of Pretti with officers standing over him and pushing him to the ground as he appears to resist.

A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him.

In the confusion and struggle with Pretti, one of the agents, who was part of the melee, can be heard asking “who had a gun” after shots were fired, according to a source familiar. Videos collected from the scene are under review internally.

Investigators have also conducted interviews with the officers and are still in the very early stages of the investigation.

Other investigations into the shooting

Under previous Democratic and Republican administrations, the Justice Department has investigated whether law enforcement officials used excessive force in officer-involved shootings.

In those instances, local law enforcement requests the assistance of the FBI and their expansive investigative resources, and the two work together to meticulously gather evidence, conduct interviews and share information.

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 23-year-old Los Angeles man is facing charges of human trafficking after detectives located a missing Ventura County teen being sex trafficked in Los Angeles.

In December of 2025, deputies were notified of a missing juvenile from the area and the Sheriff's Special Crimes Unit found evidence while investigating the disappearance indicating the juvenile was being sex trafficked in Los Angeles stated the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

The juvenile was successfully reunited with their family earlier this month shared the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, detectives also found evidence during their investigation that identified a 23-year-old Los Angeles man as the person who trafficked the Ventura County juvenile using social media to groom the juvenile, gain their trust, and then coerce them into leaving their home.

Traffickers commonly use social media platforms to identify and exploit minors and in this case, the 23-year-old used online messaging to flatter and emotionally manipulate the underage survivor explained the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Over time, the Los Angeles man "normalized criminal behavior, offered perceived support and attention, and exploited the juvenile's vulnerabilities" noted the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

On Jan. 23, 2026, detectives located and arrested the 23-year-old near the Figueroa Street corridor in Los Angeles, a known high-sex-trafficking area detailed the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office stated that the 23-year-old was booked on the following charges and his bail has been set at $1,000,000:

• PC 236.1(c)-Human Trafficking of a Minor
• PC 261.5(d)-Unlawful Sexual Intercourse
• PC 288(b)(1)-Forcible Lewd Act Upon a Child

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Se espera que el comandante gemeral de la Patrulla Fronteriza Gregory Bovino y algunos de sus agentes salgan de Minneapolis el martes y regresen a sus respectivos sectores, según tres fuentes familiarizadas con las discusiones, dejando de lado a un actor clave en la ofensiva migratoria del Gobierno de Trump.

La medida se produce después de que el presidente Donald Trump anunciara que enviaba al zar de la frontera de la Casa Blanca, Tom Homan, a Minneapolis tras el mortal tiroteo de un ciudadano estadounidense el sábado. La Casa Blanca ha dicho que se espera que Homan dirija las operaciones de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas en la ciudad.

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) también suspendió el acceso de Bovino a sus cuentas de redes sociales con efecto inmediato, según una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. Durante el fin de semana, Bovino había discutido con legisladores en línea, respondiendo a sus publicaciones en X sobre el tiroteo.

Un funcionario dijo que la salida de Bovino fue una “decisión mutua”. Fuentes indicaron que se espera que algunos agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza permanezcan en la ciudad.

CNN contactó al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, que incluye a la Patrulla Fronteriza, para comentarios.

Funcionarios del Gobierno se quedaron profundamente frustrados este fin de semana por cómo Bovino y la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional Kristi Noem manejaron las repercusiones del mortal tiroteo de Alex Pretti en Minneapolis, según fuentes. Según un funcionario, Trump pasó varias horas entre el domingo y lunes viendo la cobertura de las noticias y se mostró insatisfecho con la imagen que daba su Gobierno. CNN informó previamente que Noem estuvo en contacto con la Casa Blanca durante todo el sábado.

Otros dicen que Bovino, quien se convirtió en el rostro de la operación de cumplimiento de la ley migratoria de Trump en Minnesota, empeoró la situación al afirmar que Pretti pretendía “masacrar” a los agentes federales. Se sentó para una entrevista con CNN y realizó una conferencia de prensa el domingo, pero ninguna de las dos apariciones logró apaciguar las críticas a la respuesta y contradicciones del Gobierno, dijeron funcionarios a CNN.

Altos funcionarios comenzaron a discutir la salida de Bovino de Minnesota el domingo por la tarde, según un funcionario de alto rango.

Los asistentes también se molestaron después de que Noem llamara a Pretti un “terrorista interno” y lo acusara de blandir su arma, adquirida legalmente, una afirmación que no fue respaldada por evidencia en video.

La secretaria de prensa Karoline Leavitt marcó distancia entre la Casa Blanca y la etiqueta de terrorista interno durante la rueda de prensa del lunes, argumentando que no era una postura que Trump hubiera adoptado personalmente. No dijo específicamente que Bovino saliera de Minnesota, pero señaló que Homan sería el “principal punto de contacto sobre el terreno en Minneapolis” y que Bovino “continuaría liderando” las operaciones de la agencia a nivel nacional.

Que Homan sea el hombre clave del Gobierno en Minneapolis también se considera un desaire a Noem, quien ha estado en una lucha de poder con el zar de la frontera durante meses. Tras anunciarse el nuevo puesto de Homan, un funcionario de la Casa Blanca quiso dejar claro que Noem sigue contando con la confianza de Trump.

Bovino llevaba casi tres décadas en su carrera con la Patrulla Fronteriza cuando fue seleccionado el año pasado de su puesto

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