US EditionHeartbroken Family of Killed Nurse Condemn ‘Sickening Lies’
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was killed during a federal immigration enforcement clash; the shooting is one of five involving federal agents this month, with disputed accounts of the event.
- On Saturday, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA, was killed during an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis after being pepper-sprayed and wrestled to the ground by masked federal agents.
- Federal officials said the shooting occurred during an immigration-enforcement operation, with Department of Homeland Security officials claiming Mr Pretti approached armed agents and resisted, prompting defensive shots, while Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche blamed local leaders for escalating the situation.
- Bystander video reviewed by witnesses shows Mr Pretti filming with a phone as agents pepper-sprayed and tackled him, while a 29-year-old paediatrician said officers delayed aid and counted at least four bullet wounds.
- Governor Tim Walz deployed the Minnesota National Guard and Minneapolis police and state troopers arrived to manage protests, while Drew Evans, head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said federal agents blocked state investigators on Saturday.
- The case, one of five federal-agent shootings this January, has prompted political backlash, with Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey calling for accountability and the Minnesota ACLU filing a lawsuit citing witness testimony.
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Nurse Alex Pretti was shot by a DHS agent in Minneapolis. The city has lived long since Renee Good's death, at the beginning of the month.
Family of Alex Pretti, the Armed Man Shot by Federal Agents in Minneapolis, Calls Trump Admin's Claims About His Actions 'Sickening and Reprehensible'
In a fiery statement given to CNN, the family of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse fatally shot by Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, has blasted the Trump administration for spreading what they call “sickening lies” about the incident.
Nurse Alex Pretti's murder, in the second fatal incident in the midst of violent acts against immigrants in Minneapolis, intensifys anger against the government
Family of nurse shot dead by ICE slam 'sickening lies' from Trump's administration - The Mirror
The US city of Minneapolis has been rocked by another deadly shooting involving masked officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Widespread protests erupted with officers using teargas and one reportedly having his finger bitten off
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