Release - Rep. Martinez Statement on Minneapolis Shooting

[DeLaney, Jackson]

January 26, 2026                                                                                                                                        Contact: Jackson DeLaney 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                     jackson...@cga.ct.gov - 860/240-8372 

 

PLAINVILLE - State Representative Rebecca Martinez (D-Plainville, Farmington, Southington) released the following statement on the recent shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis: 

 

"Untrained, masked federal agents have no place patrolling our communities, inflaming fear, or operating outside the laws that govern every town and state in this country. How did we come to this? 

 

Multiple angles of the Minneapolis video show the truth: a 37‑year‑old American citizen — an ICU nurse — was holding a cell phone, not a gun. Yet the federal account of what happened does not match what the public can clearly see. That disconnect is blatant. It’s disgusting. And it’s devastating that this is where we are as a country. 

 

ICE agents pepper‑sprayed him, assaulted him, and then shot him multiple times while he was already on the ground. This led to yet another killing — another American citizen, murdered. 

 

People deserve the truth, not a filtered narrative. Too many are only seeing the version being pushed out by federal authorities, and it does not reflect reality. I encourage every person to watch the videos themselves and see the facts firsthand. When public statements contradict clear evidence, that isn’t a misunderstanding — it’s misinformation, and it’s dangerous. Every American should be outraged when the truth about a killing is distorted. 

 

These agents are not trained or authorized to act as local law enforcement, yet they continue to operate masked, unaccountable, and outside the standards every legitimate policing agency must follow. 

 

This is not partisan. This is about accountability and the rule of law. Every leader, in every party, should be saying enough is enough. Allowing anonymous, uncredentialed agents to override local authority and evade transparency is unacceptable and we cannot normalize it."

 

State Representative Rebecca Martinez represents the 22nd District, which includes Plainville, Farmington, and Southington. 

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Jackson DeLaney (He/Him/His)

Press Aide | House Democrats

 

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