Alex J. Pretti, the man shot dead by a federal officer in Minneapolis, US on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)
Alex J. Pretti, the man shot dead by a federal officer in Minneapolis, US on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)
The killing of a US citizen by federal immigration agents on Saturday — the second in Minneapolis this month — sparked new protests and impassioned demands by local leaders for the Trump administration to end its operation in the city.
Federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway, less than three weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee Good, also 37, in her car.
The Trump administration quickly claimed, as it did aft
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