"Pretti, a 37-year-old Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, was seen using his cell phone to record ICE members deploying Saturday morning in a snowy Minneapolis neighborhood. Witness videos show ICE agents shoving a woman and Pretti coming to her assistance. He was then pushed and doused with a chemical spray, then tackled to the ground. He was shot 10 times."
""The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy," the Obamas wrote in a lengthy statement posted on social media. "It should also be a wake up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault." Pretti, a 37-year-old Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, was seen using his cell phone to record ICE members deploying Saturday morning in a snowy Minneapolis neighborhood."
Americans were urged to recognize dangers of increasingly violent ICE crackdowns after the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, recorded ICE agents deploying in a snowy neighborhood, intervened when agents shoved a woman, was pushed, doused with chemical spray, tackled and shot ten times. Demonstrations occurred nationwide protesting ICE tactics and administration comments. Some officials suggested Pretti's weapon use contributed to his death, though Minneapolis police said he had a concealed-carry license. Gun rights groups demanded a full investigation. The Minneapolis police chief warned the influx of hundreds of ICE agents strained local resources and called for calm.
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