Oregon lawmakers denounced a federal officer’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Saturday.

The man was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse. He had participated in protests following the killing of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs officer on Jan. 7.

Bystanders captured Saturday shooting of Pretti on video, which quickly went viral Saturday. Pretti is seen with a phone in his hand, but no videos appear to show him with a visible weapon.

Federal officials said the officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him.

During a press conference Saturday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said that violent confrontations would continue in Minneapolis because of the federal government’s tactics.

“They need to pull back on the agents who are there, work with local government and resolve and de-escalate the situation,” Kotek told reporters.

In a social media post, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, said footage of the shooting “shows Donald Trump’s lawless federal agents again out of control.”

“The Senate cannot vote to keep funding this,” Wyden wrote on the social media platform Bluesky. “Every single agent complicit in these horrors should be put on trial at the state level for real accountability.”

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, wrote on X that the shooting was “horrific” and “another senseless execution of a citizen by Trump’s lawless federal agents. Federal agents are terrorizing communities in Minnesota, Oregon, and across the country.”

Merkley also demanded the ouster of the Homeland Security Secretary: “Kristi Noem must go. Not one more penny for ICE.”

In a video posted to Facebook, U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Democrat, said, “Another person has been murdered in the streets of Minneapolis today by federal agents.”

Dexter said federal agents killed the man “in cold blood.”

In her message, Dexter also pointed to the arrest and detainment on Jan. 16 of a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside Adventist Health in Portland as the girl’s parents sought emergency medical care for her.

“We are not safer because of ICE activity and CBP activity,” Dexter said. “We are in fact being terrorized by federal agents using taxpayer dollars. It has to stop.”

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democrat, said in a post on X that she was “horrified and outraged” by the Minneapolis shooting.

“Trump must withdraw ICE from Minnesota immediately and impose a nationwide stand down,” Salinas wrote. “The Senate must vote to protect our communities and block ICE funding this week. Anything less is a threat to everyone nationwide.”

– The Associated Press contributed to this article.

It was a long and drawn-out transfer portal process for former Colorado Buffaloes OT Jordan Seaton, but after the extended recruitment, the No. 1-rated pass-blocker has finally made his decision. 

On Friday night, Seaton announced his transfer to the LSU Tigers, choosing them over the Oregon Ducks. 

Seaton will be a huge pick up for LSU, acting as the third top-5 ranked transfer that Lane Kiffin has landed since taking over in Baton Rouge.

The Ducks were among the leaders to land Seaton out of the portal, but ultimately, he chose to go elsewhere. After the 2025 season, Oregon will have to replace both offensive tackles, with Isaiah World and Alex Harkey out of eligibility. They are expected to call on the likes of Fox Crader and Gernorris Wilson at the positions, though they also added Yale transfer Michael Bennett via the transfer portal. 

A major winter storm has been forecast to spread heavy snow and ice across much of the United States. And while the storm won’t reach Oregon, the Beaver State is in for some of the coldest weather of the season.

The National Weather Service forecasts cold weather and potential cold weather advisories beginning Jan. 23 and lasting through Jan. 27, with widespread morning low temperatures near to below freezing.

The Salem area is under a cold weather advisory until Jan. 24 at noon. The region saw overnight lows that felt like 20 degrees at times due to wind chill earlier in the week.

But don’t count on snow in Marion and Polk counties any time soon. That’s because Oregon is in the midst of an unusually dry winter. Even though it’s cold enough to snow, it’s been nearly two weeks since the region has seen measurable rainfall.

It’ll likely remain dry for the next few days.

Still, there is an 80-95% chance for cold weather advisory conditions west of the Cascades, excluding the coast, and a 60-80% chance within the Greater Portland-Metro area, the weather service said in a release.

These conditions could see apparent temperatures at or below 25 degrees for four or more hours between Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24.

Areas of the Willamette Valley, Cowlitz and Columbia Valleys, and the Portland/Vancouver metros have a 20-40% chance of a Cold Weather advisory between the evening of Jan. 24 and the morning of Jan. 25.

Oregon could also experience “cold pockets” with temperatures at or below 25°F for up to three hours overnight and into the morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 25.

The weather service warned that the houseless could be impacted the most if they are unable to get to adequate heating. Frostbite and hypothermia are also dangers to pets and people not dressed appropriately for the cold weather.

For updated weather alerts, Oregonians can visit the weather service website at www.weather.gov.

Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval can be reached at GSandoval@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @GinnieSandoval.