Charles Barkley reacts to deadly Minnesota shootings: 'Somebody's gotta step up and be adults'

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley criticized national officials implicit 2 incidents this period that near 2 radical dead.

The 2nd incidental was a Border Patrol-involved shooting connected Saturday that near a Minneapolis antheral dead. He was identified arsenic Alex J. Pretti. He was changeable and killed aft helium allegedly confronted officers during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cognition successful the confederate portion of the city.

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Charles Barkley stands successful the 2nd tee container during the archetypal circular of the American Century Championship astatine Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course connected July 11, 2025 successful Stateline, Nevada. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

The shooting decease came a fewer weeks aft a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) serviceman changeable and killed Renee Nicole Good. DHS said Good was changeable successful self-defense aft she utilized her SUV successful a mode that posed a threat. DHS said video showed Good interfering with ICE officers by parking her conveyance successful the roadway successful an evident effort to artifact national vehicles.

"Going backmost to, I deliberation her sanction was Renee Good, and contiguous man, it’s conscionable sad, man. It’s scary. … It’s gonna extremity bad. It’s already ended severely twice. Somebody's gotta measurement up and beryllium adults," Barkley said connected "Inside the NBA" connected ESPN. "Two radical person died for nary reason, and it's conscionable sad."

The crippled betwixt the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors was postponed due to the fact that of the shooting.

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said astatine a quality league that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement officers were conducting an cognition aboriginal Saturday targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an amerciable migrant with a transgression past including home battle to intentional struggle bodily harm, disorderly behaviour and driving without a valid license.

A national cause fires a munition toward demonstrators adjacent the tract wherever Alex Pretti was fatally changeable successful Minneapolis, Minnesota, connected Jan. 24, 2026. (Tim Evans/Reuters)

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Pretti allegedly approached Border Patrol agents portion equipped with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and 2 magazines during the operation, according to DHS.

State officials said Pretti had a lawful Permit to Carry (PTC).

The serviceman progressive successful the shooting, according to Bovino, was "highly trained" and had been serving arsenic a Border Patrol cause for 8 years.

DHS is starring the probe into the shooting, with assistance from the FBI.

President Donald Trump responded to the shooting connected Truth Social, questioning wherefore section constabulary were not assisting during the confrontation.

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"This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with 2 further afloat magazines!), and acceptable to go–What is that each about?" the president wrote successful part. "Where are the section Police? Why weren’t they allowed to support ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that galore of these Police were not allowed to bash their job, that ICE had to support themselves—Not an casual happening to do!"

Fox News’ Rachel Wolf and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

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