US EditionBBC at Protests Near Scene Where Alex Pretti Was Shot Dead
Protesters oppose federal agents and call for elected officials' accountability while highlighting 3,000 migrants targeted daily through art, demanding justice for Alex Pretti.
- After officers cleared the scene, protesters convened near the intersection of 26th and Nicolette, Minneapolis, to demand justice for Alex Pretti while the FBI had been investigating.
- Community members called for accountability from elected officials, describing the protest as a spontaneous response to the shooting and influenced by George Floyd protests, Ammy Kennemore said.
- Speakers and chants animated the crowd, with protesters blocking intersections with trash cans, dumpsters and mattresses while setting a makeshift vigil spelling Alex Pretti’s name with pinecones and flowers.
- Officers responded by retreating and deploying tear-gas canisters that popped loudly, causing burning eyes, mouth irritation, nausea, and use of decontamination wipes while protesters heckled without physical assaults.
- Protests spread at multiple intersections during a day not above 0 degrees, with volunteers and residents handing out supplies a little over three hours later, as Gregory Bovino noted community preparedness.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti died after being shot by the American immigration police (ICE), while conducting an operation in Minneapolis. Her family and relatives paint the portrait of a committed man, "in the big heart," ready to serve others.
Family members describe 37-year-old Alex Pretti as an outdoor fan and good-natured nurse. He worked at a state hospital for war veterans.
In Minneapolis, Alex Pretti is shot dead by ICE officials. The U.S. government promptly says that the killed man was armed - the White House calls him "attenuator". Pretti's parents speak of a lie - and make serious accusations to the authorities.
Two weeks after Renee Good's death, a 37-year-old nurse, Alex Pretti, was killed in an altercation between Border Patrol agents and Minnesota City residents. Democrats are now threatening to block the Department of Homeland Security's budget, even triggering a new shutdown.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
The man fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, officials said. Mr. Pretti, who was 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis, according to interviews and public records, and lived in an apartment in Minneapolis a short drive away from where he was killed. He had a firearms permit, required by state …
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