Family of Minneapolis Shooting Victim Slams Trump Administration Over False Claims
The family of a Minneapolis nurse shot dead by federal immigration agents has accused the Trump administration of spreading “reprehensible and disgusting” falsehoods, insisting that video evidence shows their son was unarmed and trying to protect a woman when he was killed.
The victim, identified as 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, was shot during a confrontation in Minneapolis on Sunday, sparking fresh protests and political controversy. The Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol agent fired in self-defence after Pretti allegedly resisted being disarmed.
Pretti’s family rejected this account. “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family, friends, and the veterans he treated. His last thought and act was to protect a woman,” they said.
They also alleged that bystander footage contradicts the official narrative: “The sickening lies told about our son… are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.”
Verified videos show Pretti filming agents with his cellphone, being pepper-sprayed, wrestled to the ground, and struck before one agent drew a firearm and multiple shots were fired.
The shooting triggered hundreds of protesters, with federal agents responding using tear gas and flashbang grenades. It comes amid heightened tensions in Minneapolis over immigration enforcement, following an earlier fatal shooting this month and the detention of US citizens and schoolchildren.
Trump has accused local leaders of inflaming resistance, while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said federal actions have strained local law enforcement.
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