Details are emerging about Alex Pretti, 37, the man who was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday in Minneapolis.
Federal agents gunned down Alex Jeffrey Pretti on a snowy Minneapolis street Saturday morning. The 37-year-old registered nurse became the second person killed by immigration officers in three weeks. Pretti died after Border Patrol agents wrestled him to the ground during what officials called an immigration enforcement operation. Video footage shows multiple masked agents in tactical gear pinning him down before shots rang out. The licensed nurse had no serious criminal history beyond parking tickets. State records show Pretti earned his nursing license in 2021 and worked as a junior scientist at the University of Minnesota Medical School since 2012.
Tim Walz exploded at federal authorities during a Saturday press conference. The Minnesota governor called the shooting “sickening” and demanded an end to what he termed a “federal occupation” of Minneapolis. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino claimed Pretti approached agents with a gun and “wanted to do maximum damage.” But Walz rejected that narrative after reviewing bystander footage. The Minnesota Star Tribune identified Pretti through sources familiar with the investigation. He lived in South Minneapolis and graduated from Green Bay Preble High School in 2006.