US Edition'Get the truth out about our son' say family of man shot dead by federal officer in Minneapolis
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot by Border Patrol during a federal operation; videos and witnesses dispute claims he posed a threat, sparking protests.
- At about 9 a.m. Saturday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, in a Minneapolis street after he approached Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm handgun, the Department of Homeland Security said.
- Amid Operation Metro Surge, thousands of federal officers were deployed to Minnesota, drawing outcry after earlier this month Renee Nicole Good was killed and Alex Pretti joined protests.
- Bystander videos that emerged soon after show Pretti holding a phone and shielding a woman, contradicting officials, while Pretti's family called the administration's accounts `sickening lies` and pleaded `Please get the truth out about our son.`
- The killing prompted protests and vigils, including a Mankato protest and over a dozen near Veterans Memorial Bridge, while eight additional Democrats backed impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- The situation raises funding and oversight questions at the federal level as several senators oppose DHS funding, risking a shutdown, while Pretti's family still awaits contact from federal law enforcement.
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Elizabeth Warren Calls for Kristi Noem to Resign or Be Impeached After ICE Shootings: 'These Lies Have to Stop'
Elizabeth Warren is calling for Kristi Noem’s resignation or impeachment following the latest shooting death in Minneapolis. On Monday, the Massachusetts senator posted to a video to social media laying out her reasons why the Homeland Security Secretary should resign following the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents over the weekend. Following the shooting, Noem said in a press conference that he was “brandishing” a firear…
Minnesotans Mourn Pretti's Death and Call for Local Law Enforcement to Step Up
A makeshift memorial sits where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer, in Minneapolis, Jan. 25. Adam Gray/APMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesotans who have spent weeks protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids in their city are taking a moment to mourn Alex Pretti’s death — but only as they make clear their great anger over how the federal government has swarmed Minneapolis.Across the city, medical professionals, busi…
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Daily PressEditorial: Congress must intervene following shooting of ICU nurse
Federal agents fatally shot another American in Minneapolis on Saturday: 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minnesota VA hospital. Pretti was observing immigration operations and stepped in when an agent threw a woman to the ground. He was tackled by several U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, who repeatedly struck him before they fired as many as 10 shots, killing him. Pretti’s killing follows the shooting death of Renee Good, …
Some right-leaning streamers and political podcast figures are breaking ranks to criticize Border Patrol’s killing of Alex Pretti
Some right-leaning streamers and political podcasters criticized the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, breaking ranks with the Trump administration and its die-hard loyalists in MAGA media. News outlets and outside experts — including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Bellingcat — reviewed video of the incident and determined that Pretti had been disarmed by…
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