Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics.
Topline
Former Vice President Mike Pence called the killing of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis “deeply troubling” on Monday, becoming the latest Republican to break with the Trump administration in raising questions about the merits of the shooting.
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence participates in a television interview outside of the funeral service of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral on November 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Pence called the shooting “tragic” and said a “full and transparent investigation of this officer involved shooting must take place immediately.”
Pence is among a growing group of Republicans expressing unease with Pretti’s death as the Trump administration has demonized Pretti to defend the agent who shot him, claiming he posed an imminent danger to law enforcement.
Pence also mentioned, “The American people deserve to have . . . the right to keep and bear arms respected and preserved,” joining other gun rights advocates who have rejected the suggestion from some Republicans that Pretti’s shooting was justified, in part, because he was legally carrying a gun.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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