A preliminary Department of Homeland Security report on the fatal shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti does not state that he attacked federal officers or brandished a weapon, contradicting public claims made by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the aftermath of the incident. before two federal officers fired their weapons. Noem had previously said Pretti arrived at the scene with weapons and ammunition and described his actions as "domestic terrorism," arguing that officers fired in self-defense. According to the new report, officers were conducting enforcement operations in Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge when they encountered Pretti amid protests and crowd activity. DHS and CBP have launched separate investigations, and the Hennepin County medical examiner has not yet released final autopsy findings.