Woman who recorded Alex Pretti's shooting reveals federal investigators still haven’t contacted her
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: Stella Carlson was reportedly the one who recorded the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent on January 24.
She has, however, claimed that the federal government has still not contacted her as part of the investigation despite President Donald Trump claiming he wants “a very honorable and honest investigation” into Pretti’s killing.
Wow. The woman who recorded Alex Pretti's shooting tells @andersoncooper she has still not been contacted by anyone in the federal government as part of its investigation. pic.twitter.com/XSyMOiGQ0e
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 28, 2026
Carlson sat down for an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, January 27, when she was asked if anyone from the federal government — FBI, Border Patrol, Homeland Security — had contacted her.
Stella Carlson says she has faith in state government
She then revealed that she does not “think they have my name yet.”
Cooper further asked her if she has confidence in a Federal investigation. “No, no, I don’t. I have faith in various representatives throughout our country who are trying to do the right thing and make sure that justice is served,” Carlson added.
She also pointed out that the federal government’s goal is “to protect themselves and spin stories. They are protecting themselves, they don’t care about the truth of what happened.”
Stella Carlson's video gives complete different perspective of Alex Pretti shooting
Carlson was on her way to work last week when the tragedy unfolded. While driving down Nicollet Avenue, she saw what appeared like a brawl and also noticed Pretti for the first time as he was directing traffic.
She said of the late ICU nurse, “It felt like somebody in my opinion, in my background, who was doing a risk assessment and found his place in this moment to be useful.”
At that moment, Carlson exited her car and started filming. Her video presented a completely opposite scenario of what the authorities have claimed regarding Pretti’s killing.
As per her recording, the 37-year-old nurse did not interfere with ICE’s work, nor did he brandish his firearm with the intent of a “massacre”. He, instead, was helping a woman who was reportedly hit by an official.
Stella Carlson knew Alex Pretti wouldn't survive
Commenting on Pretti’s last moment, Carlson told Cooper, “I remember him arching his back and his head rolling back. I knew he was gone because I watched it.”
“And then they come over to try to perform some type of medical aid by ripping his clothes open with scissors, and then maneuvering his body around like a rag doll, only to discover that it could be because they wanted to count the bullet wounds to see how many they got, like he’s a deer,” she added.
Pretti’s death came three weeks after Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, which resulted in ensued protests.
Addressing that, Carlson said, “If it wasn’t for the collective actions over the past three weeks, I don’t know if I would have been able to stay that long. But I knew that this was a moment, and we all have to be brave and we all have to take risks, and we’re all going to be given moments to make that decision.”
She also expressed her gratitude towards people who were “supportive to me after, to make sure I could get to safety and get that video uploaded to the right people.”
