Curtis hopes DHS follows reforms and ‘the Utah way’ weeks after deadly Minnesota shooting

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 904

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Weeks after calling to open an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota, Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis hopes accountability is on its way.

After Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s response to the shooting, promptly denying wrongdoing from the agents and painting Pretti as the aggressor despite existing contradictory video evidence, Curtis asked for accountability and vowed to work with a bipartisan group of …

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