#pretti — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pretti, aggregated by home.social.
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"Don't be upset by all this device and internet survielance, it's not a military dictatorship" they used to say before Trump built a personal racist military, and subverted the FBI and Department of Justice, and got military commanders calling his orders the voice of god.
Get off american software, get off Microsoft, ditch Alexa, dump siri, erase windows, leave google, dont use Amazon.
#uspoli #ai #surveilance #handcuffs #pretti #good #ice #democracy
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Police need to be held accountable. #bca #mn #police #policebrutality #Minnesota #alex #pretti #Renée #Good #justice #revolution #academy #acab #music #big #dad #dadd #daddy #thechairman #court #sunny #protection #scene #movie #Adam #drama #NCIS #csi #cnn #NBC
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Federal Agents Stopped EMT From Giving Alex Pretti First Aid
https://misryoum.com/us/us-today/federal-agents-stopped-emt-from-giving-alex-pretti/
MINNEAPOLIS — The struggle that killed Alex Pretti began with a shove. It ended with gunshots. In the final moments before he was shot and killed by federal authorities in Minneapolis, Pretti attempted to intervene in a confrontation where...
#Federal #Agents #Stopped #EMT #From #Giving #Alex #Pretti #First #Aid #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com
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Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests
He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed
When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/
#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian
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Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests
He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed
When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/
#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian
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Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests
He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed
When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/
#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian
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All the more ironic #Trump is losing ground with the #SecondAmendment crowd after his administration targeted #Pretti for legally carrying a weapon many of them also own.
Sadly, living in the US I sometimes legally carry very similar concealed gear - down to the number spare magazines - not out of fear of minorities or to intimidate anyone, but because I’m prepared for threats from someone who looks just like me, and I have a family to protect.
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Thank you, ProPublica! Remember the names of these murderers. They ought to be brought to justice once the administration changes. They belong in prison for the rest of their natural lives.
#murderers #execution #CBP #ICE #Minneapolis #justice #Pretti #Good #ProPublica #immigration #USPolitics #USPol #government #criminal #TraitorGOP #TraitorMAGA
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Alex #Pretti shooters identified as South #Texas #CPB agents
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/01/south-texas-alex-pretti-cbp-shooters/#BorderPatrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis last month, according to government records viewed by ProPublica.
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"... Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In chants of ICE out now..."Thank you, Boss!
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=qtYecGq_3mf-UYNd#protest #Minneapolis #Boss #Pretti #Good #StreetsOfMinneapolis #impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #SaveTheRepublic #USPolitics #USPol
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"... Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In chants of ICE out now..."Thank you, Boss!
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=qtYecGq_3mf-UYNd#protest #Minneapolis #Boss #Pretti #Good #StreetsOfMinneapolis #impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #SaveTheRepublic #USPolitics #USPol
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"... Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In chants of ICE out now..."Thank you, Boss!
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=qtYecGq_3mf-UYNd#protest #Minneapolis #Boss #Pretti #Good #StreetsOfMinneapolis #impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #SaveTheRepublic #USPolitics #USPol
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"... Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In chants of ICE out now..."Thank you, Boss!
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=qtYecGq_3mf-UYNd#protest #Minneapolis #Boss #Pretti #Good #StreetsOfMinneapolis #impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #SaveTheRepublic #USPolitics #USPol
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Mort d’Alex #Pretti à #Minneapolis : les deux #agents de la #police aux #frontières qui ont fait usage de leur #arme à feu ont été suspendus le jour même
Une bien mince réprimande pour un assassinat en toute règle
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L’ #administration #Trump joue au #pompier sur l’ #ICE, après avoir soufflé sur les braises lors de la mort d’Alex #Pretti
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While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.Trump said earlier on Monday that his administration was reviewing the shooting of #Alex #Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse,
and that he would send “border czar” #Tom #Homan to Minnesota.
Frey said he planned to meet with Homan on Tuesday to “further discuss next steps”.That marks a departure in the White House’s vehement claims about protesters in Minnesota,
including #Renee #Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month as she attempted to drive away from federal officers.🙏🏻A federal judge also heard arguments on Monday about whether to end the federal officer surge in Minneapolis, but a ruling was not expected imminently.
Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning in wake of Alex Pretti shooting
The Trump administration is facing criticism from all sides over the shootings and upscaled enforcement.
The #NRA attacked the suggestion by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor that armed protest creates “a high likelihood” that federal agents “will be legally justified” to shoot protesters.
Minnesota's governor #Tim #Walz described comments from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem,
the senior border patrol official Greg Bovino
and other officials about the shooting as “lies”. -
While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.Trump said earlier on Monday that his administration was reviewing the shooting of #Alex #Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse,
and that he would send “border czar” #Tom #Homan to Minnesota.
Frey said he planned to meet with Homan on Tuesday to “further discuss next steps”.That marks a departure in the White House’s vehement claims about protesters in Minnesota,
including #Renee #Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month as she attempted to drive away from federal officers.🙏🏻A federal judge also heard arguments on Monday about whether to end the federal officer surge in Minneapolis, but a ruling was not expected imminently.
Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning in wake of Alex Pretti shooting
The Trump administration is facing criticism from all sides over the shootings and upscaled enforcement.
The #NRA attacked the suggestion by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor that armed protest creates “a high likelihood” that federal agents “will be legally justified” to shoot protesters.
Minnesota's governor #Tim #Walz described comments from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem,
the senior border patrol official Greg Bovino
and other officials about the shooting as “lies”. -
While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.Trump said earlier on Monday that his administration was reviewing the shooting of #Alex #Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse,
and that he would send “border czar” #Tom #Homan to Minnesota.
Frey said he planned to meet with Homan on Tuesday to “further discuss next steps”.That marks a departure in the White House’s vehement claims about protesters in Minnesota,
including #Renee #Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month as she attempted to drive away from federal officers.🙏🏻A federal judge also heard arguments on Monday about whether to end the federal officer surge in Minneapolis, but a ruling was not expected imminently.
Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning in wake of Alex Pretti shooting
The Trump administration is facing criticism from all sides over the shootings and upscaled enforcement.
The #NRA attacked the suggestion by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor that armed protest creates “a high likelihood” that federal agents “will be legally justified” to shoot protesters.
Minnesota's governor #Tim #Walz described comments from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem,
the senior border patrol official Greg Bovino
and other officials about the shooting as “lies”. -
While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.Trump said earlier on Monday that his administration was reviewing the shooting of #Alex #Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse,
and that he would send “border czar” #Tom #Homan to Minnesota.
Frey said he planned to meet with Homan on Tuesday to “further discuss next steps”.That marks a departure in the White House’s vehement claims about protesters in Minnesota,
including #Renee #Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month as she attempted to drive away from federal officers.🙏🏻A federal judge also heard arguments on Monday about whether to end the federal officer surge in Minneapolis, but a ruling was not expected imminently.
Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning in wake of Alex Pretti shooting
The Trump administration is facing criticism from all sides over the shootings and upscaled enforcement.
The #NRA attacked the suggestion by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor that armed protest creates “a high likelihood” that federal agents “will be legally justified” to shoot protesters.
Minnesota's governor #Tim #Walz described comments from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem,
the senior border patrol official Greg Bovino
and other officials about the shooting as “lies”. -
While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.Trump said earlier on Monday that his administration was reviewing the shooting of #Alex #Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse,
and that he would send “border czar” #Tom #Homan to Minnesota.
Frey said he planned to meet with Homan on Tuesday to “further discuss next steps”.That marks a departure in the White House’s vehement claims about protesters in Minnesota,
including #Renee #Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month as she attempted to drive away from federal officers.🙏🏻A federal judge also heard arguments on Monday about whether to end the federal officer surge in Minneapolis, but a ruling was not expected imminently.
Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning in wake of Alex Pretti shooting
The Trump administration is facing criticism from all sides over the shootings and upscaled enforcement.
The #NRA attacked the suggestion by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor that armed protest creates “a high likelihood” that federal agents “will be legally justified” to shoot protesters.
Minnesota's governor #Tim #Walz described comments from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem,
the senior border patrol official Greg Bovino
and other officials about the shooting as “lies”. -
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r1el0AEjMJQ&list=PLFWsXjfWhznv3WkmlhwGPh6uBIf1juAku&index=1
#HOLDICEACCOUNTABLE #US #USA #TRUMP #NOEM #VANCE #BOVINO #HOMAN #DHS #ICE #CBP #MAGA #REPUBLICANS #WHITENATIONALISTS #NAZIS #NEONAZIS #KKK #GESTAPO #MURDERERS #UNLAWFUL #UNCONSTITUTIONAL #MINNEAPOLIS #MINNESOTA #RENEENICOLEGOOD #GOOD #ALEXPRETTI #PRETTI
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Mort d’Alex #Pretti à #Minneapolis : Donald #Trump envoie son #conseiller à l’ #immigration sur place pour qu’il lui « rende compte directement » de la #situation
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«L’ICE sembra il Ku Klux Klan, è allarmante».
A Urto Carlo Verdelli commenta i fatti di Minneapolis e la morte dell’infermiere Alex Jeffrey Pretti, dopo l’uccisione di Renee Nicole Good 19 giorni fa.
Interviene anche Obama: «Molti dei nostri valori sono sotto attacco».
#ICE #USA #politicaestera #Pretti -
CW: uspol Pretti nazi side-by-side
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« #Criminels !» « #Fascistes !» « #Nazis !» : #Minneapolis sous le choc après le #meurtre d’Alex #Pretti par la #police de l’ #immigration
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Qui était Alex #Pretti, l’ #infirmier tué à #Minneapolis par la #police de l’ #immigration.
Il s'est pris 10 tirs : c'est ce que l'on appelle plutôt un #assassinat , et avoir l' #intention de #tuer.
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The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as #Alex #Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.
It’s the second fatal shooting this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in addition to another non-fatal shooting, amid a major crackdown in Minnesota by federal agents.
Pretti attended nursing school at the University of Minnesota, where he was also a junior scientist beginning in 2012, according to his LinkedIn profile.“He wanted to help people,” said Dimitri Drekonja, chief of infectious diseases at the VA hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, who worked with Pretti at the hospital and on a research project.
“He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients. I’m just stunned.”
He described Pretti as an “outstanding” nurse and a hard worker, quick with a joke and an “infectious” spirit
. “He was such a good dude,” Drekonja told the Guardian.
“I just love working with him.”Michael Pretti, Alex’s father, echoed Drekonja’s assessment, describing his son to the Associated Press as someone who
“cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset.”“He felt that doing the protesting was a way to express that, you know, his care for others,” the elder Pretti said.
Pretti’s father confirmed to the AP that his son had participated in protests following the killing of #Renee #Good by a US Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement officer earlier this month.
Videos circulating online on Saturday show Pretti
directing traffic and filming federal agents,
his right hand holding up his phone
and his left hand empty.Another video shows him being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers
before appearing to be shot several times.At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.
Other videos show Pretti seemingly coming to the defense of a legal observer who was shoved to the ground by a federal officer.
That officer then sprays Pretti with a chemical agent, repeatedly,
before tackling him to the street along with other agents.As at least five agents surround Pretti on the ground, one appears to fire a shot at him at close range,
followed by a volley of more shots, after which his body goes still.“From what I can see, he was trying to help pull someone away, which is just totally in character for him,” Drekonja said.
Police chief Brian O’Hara later said during a press conference on Saturday that Pretti’s only known previous interaction with law enforcement was for traffic tickets.
O’Hara also noted Pretti was “a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry”.Pretti’s parents, who live in Wisconsin, told the AP that during a recent conversation with their son, they warned him about being careful during protests.
“We had this discussion with him two weeks ago or so, you know, that go ahead and protest, but do not engage, do not do anything stupid, basically,” Michael Pretti said.
“And he said he knows that. He knew that.”When Pretti was in nursing school, Drekonja hired him to help support a study on preventing C diff, a devastating bacterial infection.
“He was instrumental in completing our trial,”
Drekonja said.
“He was always asking the rest of the team what he could do. He was always trying to do what he could to free up space for others.”Pretti obtained his nursing license in 2021, and it was active through 2026. He also assisted on research in 2016.
The Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses (MNORN) released a statement about Pretti’s death Saturday afternoon:
“Today, our nursing community is grieving.
We have lost a fellow registered nurse to an act of violence connected to immigration enforcement.
Regardless of where each of us stands on the issues surrounding this moment, the loss of a nurse, a caregiver, a colleague, a human being cuts us deeply.“This message is not about politics. It is about mourning a life taken too soon and honoring the calling we all share.
As nurses, we understand loss in a way others may not understand.
We know how quickly life can change, how fragile safety can feel, and how pain reaches far beyond one individual to families, coworkers, patients, and communities.
When one nurse is lost, all of us feel it.”Pretti loved mountain biking,
and he and Drekonja always talked about biking together on the trails they both frequented.
“He found humor in life,
and that’s what’s just so sad about seeing this,”
Drekonja said.
“It’s just a huge tragedy -
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as #Alex #Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.
It’s the second fatal shooting this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in addition to another non-fatal shooting, amid a major crackdown in Minnesota by federal agents.
Pretti attended nursing school at the University of Minnesota, where he was also a junior scientist beginning in 2012, according to his LinkedIn profile.“He wanted to help people,” said Dimitri Drekonja, chief of infectious diseases at the VA hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, who worked with Pretti at the hospital and on a research project.
“He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients. I’m just stunned.”
He described Pretti as an “outstanding” nurse and a hard worker, quick with a joke and an “infectious” spirit
. “He was such a good dude,” Drekonja told the Guardian.
“I just love working with him.”Michael Pretti, Alex’s father, echoed Drekonja’s assessment, describing his son to the Associated Press as someone who
“cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset.”“He felt that doing the protesting was a way to express that, you know, his care for others,” the elder Pretti said.
Pretti’s father confirmed to the AP that his son had participated in protests following the killing of #Renee #Good by a US Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement officer earlier this month.
Videos circulating online on Saturday show Pretti
directing traffic and filming federal agents,
his right hand holding up his phone
and his left hand empty.Another video shows him being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers
before appearing to be shot several times.At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.
Other videos show Pretti seemingly coming to the defense of a legal observer who was shoved to the ground by a federal officer.
That officer then sprays Pretti with a chemical agent, repeatedly,
before tackling him to the street along with other agents.As at least five agents surround Pretti on the ground, one appears to fire a shot at him at close range,
followed by a volley of more shots, after which his body goes still.“From what I can see, he was trying to help pull someone away, which is just totally in character for him,” Drekonja said.
Police chief Brian O’Hara later said during a press conference on Saturday that Pretti’s only known previous interaction with law enforcement was for traffic tickets.
O’Hara also noted Pretti was “a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry”.Pretti’s parents, who live in Wisconsin, told the AP that during a recent conversation with their son, they warned him about being careful during protests.
“We had this discussion with him two weeks ago or so, you know, that go ahead and protest, but do not engage, do not do anything stupid, basically,” Michael Pretti said.
“And he said he knows that. He knew that.”When Pretti was in nursing school, Drekonja hired him to help support a study on preventing C diff, a devastating bacterial infection.
“He was instrumental in completing our trial,”
Drekonja said.
“He was always asking the rest of the team what he could do. He was always trying to do what he could to free up space for others.”Pretti obtained his nursing license in 2021, and it was active through 2026. He also assisted on research in 2016.
The Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses (MNORN) released a statement about Pretti’s death Saturday afternoon:
“Today, our nursing community is grieving.
We have lost a fellow registered nurse to an act of violence connected to immigration enforcement.
Regardless of where each of us stands on the issues surrounding this moment, the loss of a nurse, a caregiver, a colleague, a human being cuts us deeply.“This message is not about politics. It is about mourning a life taken too soon and honoring the calling we all share.
As nurses, we understand loss in a way others may not understand.
We know how quickly life can change, how fragile safety can feel, and how pain reaches far beyond one individual to families, coworkers, patients, and communities.
When one nurse is lost, all of us feel it.”Pretti loved mountain biking,
and he and Drekonja always talked about biking together on the trails they both frequented.
“He found humor in life,
and that’s what’s just so sad about seeing this,”
Drekonja said.
“It’s just a huge tragedy -
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as #Alex #Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.
It’s the second fatal shooting this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in addition to another non-fatal shooting, amid a major crackdown in Minnesota by federal agents.
Pretti attended nursing school at the University of Minnesota, where he was also a junior scientist beginning in 2012, according to his LinkedIn profile.“He wanted to help people,” said Dimitri Drekonja, chief of infectious diseases at the VA hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, who worked with Pretti at the hospital and on a research project.
“He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients. I’m just stunned.”
He described Pretti as an “outstanding” nurse and a hard worker, quick with a joke and an “infectious” spirit
. “He was such a good dude,” Drekonja told the Guardian.
“I just love working with him.”Michael Pretti, Alex’s father, echoed Drekonja’s assessment, describing his son to the Associated Press as someone who
“cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset.”“He felt that doing the protesting was a way to express that, you know, his care for others,” the elder Pretti said.
Pretti’s father confirmed to the AP that his son had participated in protests following the killing of #Renee #Good by a US Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement officer earlier this month.
Videos circulating online on Saturday show Pretti
directing traffic and filming federal agents,
his right hand holding up his phone
and his left hand empty.Another video shows him being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers
before appearing to be shot several times.At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.
Other videos show Pretti seemingly coming to the defense of a legal observer who was shoved to the ground by a federal officer.
That officer then sprays Pretti with a chemical agent, repeatedly,
before tackling him to the street along with other agents.As at least five agents surround Pretti on the ground, one appears to fire a shot at him at close range,
followed by a volley of more shots, after which his body goes still.“From what I can see, he was trying to help pull someone away, which is just totally in character for him,” Drekonja said.
Police chief Brian O’Hara later said during a press conference on Saturday that Pretti’s only known previous interaction with law enforcement was for traffic tickets.
O’Hara also noted Pretti was “a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry”.Pretti’s parents, who live in Wisconsin, told the AP that during a recent conversation with their son, they warned him about being careful during protests.
“We had this discussion with him two weeks ago or so, you know, that go ahead and protest, but do not engage, do not do anything stupid, basically,” Michael Pretti said.
“And he said he knows that. He knew that.”When Pretti was in nursing school, Drekonja hired him to help support a study on preventing C diff, a devastating bacterial infection.
“He was instrumental in completing our trial,”
Drekonja said.
“He was always asking the rest of the team what he could do. He was always trying to do what he could to free up space for others.”Pretti obtained his nursing license in 2021, and it was active through 2026. He also assisted on research in 2016.
The Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses (MNORN) released a statement about Pretti’s death Saturday afternoon:
“Today, our nursing community is grieving.
We have lost a fellow registered nurse to an act of violence connected to immigration enforcement.
Regardless of where each of us stands on the issues surrounding this moment, the loss of a nurse, a caregiver, a colleague, a human being cuts us deeply.“This message is not about politics. It is about mourning a life taken too soon and honoring the calling we all share.
As nurses, we understand loss in a way others may not understand.
We know how quickly life can change, how fragile safety can feel, and how pain reaches far beyond one individual to families, coworkers, patients, and communities.
When one nurse is lost, all of us feel it.”Pretti loved mountain biking,
and he and Drekonja always talked about biking together on the trails they both frequented.
“He found humor in life,
and that’s what’s just so sad about seeing this,”
Drekonja said.
“It’s just a huge tragedy -
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as #Alex #Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.
It’s the second fatal shooting this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in addition to another non-fatal shooting, amid a major crackdown in Minnesota by federal agents.
Pretti attended nursing school at the University of Minnesota, where he was also a junior scientist beginning in 2012, according to his LinkedIn profile.“He wanted to help people,” said Dimitri Drekonja, chief of infectious diseases at the VA hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, who worked with Pretti at the hospital and on a research project.
“He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients. I’m just stunned.”
He described Pretti as an “outstanding” nurse and a hard worker, quick with a joke and an “infectious” spirit
. “He was such a good dude,” Drekonja told the Guardian.
“I just love working with him.”Michael Pretti, Alex’s father, echoed Drekonja’s assessment, describing his son to the Associated Press as someone who
“cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset.”“He felt that doing the protesting was a way to express that, you know, his care for others,” the elder Pretti said.
Pretti’s father confirmed to the AP that his son had participated in protests following the killing of #Renee #Good by a US Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement officer earlier this month.
Videos circulating online on Saturday show Pretti
directing traffic and filming federal agents,
his right hand holding up his phone
and his left hand empty.Another video shows him being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers
before appearing to be shot several times.At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.
Other videos show Pretti seemingly coming to the defense of a legal observer who was shoved to the ground by a federal officer.
That officer then sprays Pretti with a chemical agent, repeatedly,
before tackling him to the street along with other agents.As at least five agents surround Pretti on the ground, one appears to fire a shot at him at close range,
followed by a volley of more shots, after which his body goes still.“From what I can see, he was trying to help pull someone away, which is just totally in character for him,” Drekonja said.
Police chief Brian O’Hara later said during a press conference on Saturday that Pretti’s only known previous interaction with law enforcement was for traffic tickets.
O’Hara also noted Pretti was “a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry”.Pretti’s parents, who live in Wisconsin, told the AP that during a recent conversation with their son, they warned him about being careful during protests.
“We had this discussion with him two weeks ago or so, you know, that go ahead and protest, but do not engage, do not do anything stupid, basically,” Michael Pretti said.
“And he said he knows that. He knew that.”When Pretti was in nursing school, Drekonja hired him to help support a study on preventing C diff, a devastating bacterial infection.
“He was instrumental in completing our trial,”
Drekonja said.
“He was always asking the rest of the team what he could do. He was always trying to do what he could to free up space for others.”Pretti obtained his nursing license in 2021, and it was active through 2026. He also assisted on research in 2016.
The Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses (MNORN) released a statement about Pretti’s death Saturday afternoon:
“Today, our nursing community is grieving.
We have lost a fellow registered nurse to an act of violence connected to immigration enforcement.
Regardless of where each of us stands on the issues surrounding this moment, the loss of a nurse, a caregiver, a colleague, a human being cuts us deeply.“This message is not about politics. It is about mourning a life taken too soon and honoring the calling we all share.
As nurses, we understand loss in a way others may not understand.
We know how quickly life can change, how fragile safety can feel, and how pain reaches far beyond one individual to families, coworkers, patients, and communities.
When one nurse is lost, all of us feel it.”Pretti loved mountain biking,
and he and Drekonja always talked about biking together on the trails they both frequented.
“He found humor in life,
and that’s what’s just so sad about seeing this,”
Drekonja said.
“It’s just a huge tragedy -
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as #Alex #Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.
It’s the second fatal shooting this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in addition to another non-fatal shooting, amid a major crackdown in Minnesota by federal agents.
Pretti attended nursing school at the University of Minnesota, where he was also a junior scientist beginning in 2012, according to his LinkedIn profile.“He wanted to help people,” said Dimitri Drekonja, chief of infectious diseases at the VA hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, who worked with Pretti at the hospital and on a research project.
“He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients. I’m just stunned.”
He described Pretti as an “outstanding” nurse and a hard worker, quick with a joke and an “infectious” spirit
. “He was such a good dude,” Drekonja told the Guardian.
“I just love working with him.”Michael Pretti, Alex’s father, echoed Drekonja’s assessment, describing his son to the Associated Press as someone who
“cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset.”“He felt that doing the protesting was a way to express that, you know, his care for others,” the elder Pretti said.
Pretti’s father confirmed to the AP that his son had participated in protests following the killing of #Renee #Good by a US Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement officer earlier this month.
Videos circulating online on Saturday show Pretti
directing traffic and filming federal agents,
his right hand holding up his phone
and his left hand empty.Another video shows him being wrestled to the ground by several law enforcement officers
before appearing to be shot several times.At least two officers can be seen with their weapons drawn.
Other videos show Pretti seemingly coming to the defense of a legal observer who was shoved to the ground by a federal officer.
That officer then sprays Pretti with a chemical agent, repeatedly,
before tackling him to the street along with other agents.As at least five agents surround Pretti on the ground, one appears to fire a shot at him at close range,
followed by a volley of more shots, after which his body goes still.“From what I can see, he was trying to help pull someone away, which is just totally in character for him,” Drekonja said.
Police chief Brian O’Hara later said during a press conference on Saturday that Pretti’s only known previous interaction with law enforcement was for traffic tickets.
O’Hara also noted Pretti was “a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry”.Pretti’s parents, who live in Wisconsin, told the AP that during a recent conversation with their son, they warned him about being careful during protests.
“We had this discussion with him two weeks ago or so, you know, that go ahead and protest, but do not engage, do not do anything stupid, basically,” Michael Pretti said.
“And he said he knows that. He knew that.”When Pretti was in nursing school, Drekonja hired him to help support a study on preventing C diff, a devastating bacterial infection.
“He was instrumental in completing our trial,”
Drekonja said.
“He was always asking the rest of the team what he could do. He was always trying to do what he could to free up space for others.”Pretti obtained his nursing license in 2021, and it was active through 2026. He also assisted on research in 2016.
The Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses (MNORN) released a statement about Pretti’s death Saturday afternoon:
“Today, our nursing community is grieving.
We have lost a fellow registered nurse to an act of violence connected to immigration enforcement.
Regardless of where each of us stands on the issues surrounding this moment, the loss of a nurse, a caregiver, a colleague, a human being cuts us deeply.“This message is not about politics. It is about mourning a life taken too soon and honoring the calling we all share.
As nurses, we understand loss in a way others may not understand.
We know how quickly life can change, how fragile safety can feel, and how pain reaches far beyond one individual to families, coworkers, patients, and communities.
When one nurse is lost, all of us feel it.”Pretti loved mountain biking,
and he and Drekonja always talked about biking together on the trails they both frequented.
“He found humor in life,
and that’s what’s just so sad about seeing this,”
Drekonja said.
“It’s just a huge tragedy -
The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning has been identified as
#Alex #Jeffrey #Pretti,
Pretti, 37, has an address listed in south Minneapolis.
At a news conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the man who was shot was a
37-year-old white man with no serious criminal history
and a record that showed only some parking tickets.
Law enforcement sources said Saturday their records show Pretti had no serious criminal history.O'Hara said the man was a
“lawful gun owner” with a permit.
Records show that Pretti attended the University of Minnesota.
State records show Pretti was issued a nursing license in 2021,
and it remains active through March 2026.
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426