US EditionFatal Shooting of Nurse in Minneapolis on Saturday Sparks Anti-ICE Protests in Southern California
About 70 protesters demonstrated at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights after Alex Pretti was fatally shot during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, officials said.
- On Jan. 24, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse at a Veterans Administration hospital and U.S. citizen, was shot and killed during an altercation with federal immigration officers, prompting nationwide reactions.
- Pretti had been protesting President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, and the Department of Homeland Security said federal officers fired 'defensive shots' after a man with a handgun violently resisted disarming.
- Bystander videos that emerged soon after show Pretti with a phone and no visible weapon, while local police said he had a permit and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara called him a lawful gun owner.
- A shrine at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, with flowers and candles, accompanied marches that blocked Los Angeles Street lanes, where about 70 protesters waved signs demanding justice and briefly stopped traffic.
- The shooting occurred just over a mile from where Renee Good was killed by an ICE officer on Jan. 7, an earlier killing that sparked protests and planned Jan. 25 demonstrations in Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga.
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Witnesses have shared footage of the moment ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24. A video verified by 'The New York Times' appears to show Pretti holding a phone, not a gun, as alleged by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Fatal shooting of nurse in Minneapolis on Saturday sparks anti-ICE protests in Southern California
Southern Californian protesters joined others nationwide on Saturday Jan. 24, to express shock, sorrow and outrage after a man was shot and killed earlier that day during an altercation with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. About 70 people gathered around 5 p.m. at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights to protest Alex Pretti’s death, which was recorded on video and shared on social media. Protesters waved signs with slogans like “Justice f…
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According to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, the Minneapolis Police have identified the victim as a 37-year-old male who was a resident of the city. Local media identified him as Alex Pretti.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the recent operations of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), in a mobilization that brought together community organizations, activists and neighbors concerned about the increase in arrests. The march, called in the city center, was marked by on-line speeches and banners denouncing what they consider an escalation of “repressive” policies.
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