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Homeland Security Investigates St. Paul Shooting, Targets Activists

8/14/2026

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation in St. Paul after Alex Pretti was shot.
Agents targeted left-leaning labor unions, the Sunrise Movement and socialist collectives.
They subpoenaed three years of Sunrise Movement financial records and obtained Communications Workers of America and Service Employees International Union wire-transfer data.
Agents covertly surveilled protesters at meetings, parks and churches, recording names and license-plate numbers, and infiltrated Signal group chats.

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Story summary

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation in St. Paul after Alex Pretti was shot.
Agents targeted left-leaning labor unions, the Sunrise Movement and socialist collectives.
They subpoenaed three years of Sunrise Movement financial records and obtained Communications Workers of America and Service Employees International Union wire-transfer data.
Agents covertly surveilled protesters at meetings, parks and churches, recording names and license-plate numbers, and infiltrated Signal group chats.