US EditionThe Memo: White House Pulls Back Amid Public Uproar over Alex Pretti Killing
A former ICE prosecutor cited possible officer missteps in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, amid conflicting official accounts and video evidence questioning the threat level.
- On Saturday, a federal agent shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis; Pretti worked as an ICU nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.
- Operation Metro Surge deployed around 2,000 federal agents in Minnesota beginning in December, with Pretti's fatal shooting occurring weeks after Renee Good, 37, was killed on January 7.
- Bystander video shows Pretti filming with a phone and empty raised hand, then being disarmed and subdued before shots followed, while DHS said he approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun and resisted violently.
- Officials and lawmakers demanded a full, transparent investigation, with Senator Bill Cassidy calling for a joint federal-state probe, while labor groups urged ICE to leave Minnesota and CEOs called for immediate de-escalation on Sunday.
- He added that `Untrained armed officers who know they will not be held accountable will inevitably use excessive force and kill people`, Khazaeli said, highlighting risks from untrained federal agents in Minneapolis.
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Colleagues of ICU nurse Alex Pretti held a moment of silence Monday to honor their fallen coworker, who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents over the weekend. Photos show workers at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center lining the intensive care unit halls, heads bowed, to honor Pretti, 37. One worker is seen burying his face in his hands. The photos were shared on Facebook by Pretti’s colleague Garrett Peterson, who wrote, “A moment of si…
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