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Key insights include: **Video evidence contradicts official narrative:** Frame-by-frame analysis shows Preddy held a cell phone throughout his interaction with agents, not a handgun as Department of Homeland Security claimed. His firearm remained holstered at his waist until agents removed it while he was restrained on the ground, directly contradicting federal statements that he approached agents with a weapon.; **Timeline of force escalation:** From initial contact to final shot, only forty seconds elapsed. Agents pepper sprayed Preddy, forced him to the ground, and one agent removed his holstered gun. One second after disarming, another agent fired the first shot at his back while he remained subdued, followed by nine more shots in five seconds at his motionless body.; **Investigation access blocked:** Federal authorities physically prevented state and local officials from accessing the crime scene and collecting evidence. Minnesota prosecutors cannot identify the agents involved, forcing them to create an unprecedented public portal requesting citizens submit videos and evidence, fundamentally undermining standard use-of-force investigation protocols that typically involve state-federal cooperation.

What did Devin Lum and Ernesto Londono discuss on The Daily (NYT)?

Visual investigations team analyzes footage contradicting federal claims about the fatal shooting of Alex Preddy, a VA nurse, by border patrol agents in Minneapolis. Analysis reveals Preddy held a cell phone, not a gun, during the interaction, and was shot ten times while subdued on the ground after being disarmed. Key topics include: **Video evidence contradicts official narrative:** Frame-by-frame analysis shows Preddy held a cell phone throughout his interaction with agents, not a handgun as Department of Homeland Security claimed. His firearm remained holstered at his waist until agents removed it while he was restrained on the ground, directly contradicting federal statements that he approached agents with a weapon.; **Timeline of force escalation:** From initial contact to final shot, only forty seconds elapsed. Agents pepper sprayed Preddy, forced him to the ground, and one agent removed his holstered gun. One second after disarming, another agent fired the first shot at his back while he remained subdued, followed by nine more shots in five seconds at his motionless body..

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The Daily (NYT)

10 Shots: Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minnesota

January 26, 2026

27 min episode · 2 min read

Devin Lum,Ernesto Londono

Episode

27 min

Read time

2 min

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Published Jan 26, 2026

Key Takeaways

✓Video evidence contradicts official narrative: Frame-by-frame analysis shows Preddy held a cell phone throughout his interaction with agents, not a handgun as Department of Homeland Security claimed. His firearm remained holstered at his waist until agents removed it while he was restrained on the ground, directly contradicting federal statements that he approached agents with a weapon.
✓Timeline of force escalation: From initial contact to final shot, only forty seconds elapsed. Agents pepper sprayed Preddy, forced him to the ground, and one agent removed his holstered gun. One second after disarming, another agent fired the first shot at his back while he remained subdued, followed by nine more shots in five seconds at his motionless body.
✓Investigation access blocked: Federal authorities physically prevented state and local officials from accessing the crime scene and collecting evidence. Minnesota prosecutors cannot identify the agents involved, forcing them to create an unprecedented public portal requesting citizens submit videos and evidence, fundamentally undermining standard use-of-force investigation protocols that typically involve state-federal cooperation.
✓Pattern of contradictory federal statements: This marks the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis within one month where video evidence conflicts with Department of Homeland Security claims. Federal officials immediately labeled protesters as domestic terrorists and launched investigations into Democratic state officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis prosecutors, for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement operations.
✓Political leverage through funding: Federal lawmakers from Minnesota consider withholding Department of Homeland Security funding as their primary mechanism to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement tactics. Success requires Republican defection from party lines in both chambers, though polls show most Americans believe ICE tactics have exceeded acceptable bounds despite supporting stricter immigration enforcement goals.

What It Covers

Visual investigations team analyzes footage contradicting federal claims about the fatal shooting of Alex Preddy, a VA nurse, by border patrol agents in Minneapolis. Analysis reveals Preddy held a cell phone, not a gun, during the interaction, and was shot ten times while subdued on the ground after being disarmed.

Key Questions Answered

•Video evidence contradicts official narrative: Frame-by-frame analysis shows Preddy held a cell phone throughout his interaction with agents, not a handgun as Department of Homeland Security claimed. His firearm remained holstered at his waist until agents removed it while he was restrained on the ground, directly contradicting federal statements that he approached agents with a weapon.
•Timeline of force escalation: From initial contact to final shot, only forty seconds elapsed. Agents pepper sprayed Preddy, forced him to the ground, and one agent removed his holstered gun. One second after disarming, another agent fired the first shot at his back while he remained subdued, followed by nine more shots in five seconds at his motionless body.
•Investigation access blocked: Federal authorities physically prevented state and local officials from accessing the crime scene and collecting evidence. Minnesota prosecutors cannot identify the agents involved, forcing them to create an unprecedented public portal requesting citizens submit videos and evidence, fundamentally undermining standard use-of-force investigation protocols that typically involve state-federal cooperation.
•Pattern of contradictory federal statements: This marks the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis within one month where video evidence conflicts with Department of Homeland Security claims. Federal officials immediately labeled protesters as domestic terrorists and launched investigations into Democratic state officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis prosecutors, for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement operations.
•Political leverage through funding: Federal lawmakers from Minnesota consider withholding Department of Homeland Security funding as their primary mechanism to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement tactics. Success requires Republican defection from party lines in both chambers, though polls show most Americans believe ICE tactics have exceeded acceptable bounds despite supporting stricter immigration enforcement goals.

Notable Moment

After agents shot Preddy ten times, audio captures officers searching his body and repeatedly yelling about the location of his weapon, revealing that not all agents present knew their colleague had already removed and secured the firearm before the shooting began, highlighting the chaotic breakdown in communication during the incident.

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Episode Transcript

A warning that this episode contains descriptions of violence and graphic language. From the New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. The fact that you just do what the fact that you just do. Outrage and protests in Minneapolis after federal agents shoot and kill a man today. Border patrol agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday. Ready. The second fatal clash between federal authorities and protesters in less than a month. You murder. How dare you? Eyewitness video shows once again reckless, violent, and dangerous federal agents taking the life of a Minnesotan. If it can happen here, it can happen in your community too. The shooting prompted a fresh wave of fury and condemnation across the country. How many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end. And it horrified residents in the city that has been revolting against a federal government crackdown on immigration. This individual who came with weapons and ammunition to stop a law enforcement operation of federal law enforcement officers committed an act of domestic terrorism. That's the facts. No one who wants to be peaceful shows up at a protest with a firearm that is loaded with two full magazines. That is not a peaceful protest, and you do not get to touch law enforcement. Federal officials alleged that the protester was the aggressor and that the agents acted in self defense. Oh my god. Oh, they did talk about it. They don't know. But videos of the shooting directly contradict that claim. Today, we talk to our colleagues Devin Lum and Ernesto Londono about how the shooting unfolded and what may come next. It's Monday, January 26. Devin, welcome to The Daily. Thanks for having me. So, Devin, by now, I think a lot of people have seen this really graphic footage of a man named Alex Preddy getting shot by federal agents in Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security claims that Preddy was approaching these agents with a handgun, that he was intent on committing what they called, quote, a massacre. You are a member of our visual investigations team, which means that you have been spending a lot of time analyzing footage from this shooting, from the scene. So what do you make of the government's claims? We've been analyzing footage from various different angles over the past day and a half, trying to better understand what took place before, during, and after the shooting. Mhmm. You know, there is contention over what happened between the federal government and the state government, and we're doing our best to resolve that contention by walking through the visual evidence as clearly and as in-depth as we possibly can. The one thing that's blatantly clear in our analysis that contrasts with the narrative that the administration put out there in the immediate aftermath of the shooting is that Prady was not holding a gun when he began interacting with the …

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