Alex Pretti, Minneapolis
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A group of hundreds, many of them nurses still wearing badges after walking from their nearby hospitals, performed a Nightingale Tribute — a traditional send off for nurses — for Pretti, who was killed Saturday by immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
We've deciphered the truth behind claims about his death at the hands of Border Patrol agents and the federal government's response.
Several factors converged to force a remarkable shift in the federal government’s aggressive efforts in Minnesota.
Videos show Alex Pretti forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers.
Pretti's family has confirmed the authenticity of the footage, which allegedly shows him kicking a vehicle being driven by federal agents.
The investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, known as Homeland Security Investigations, had been leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
According to a report by ProPublica, the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis were identified as Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez and Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa.
Several niche, left-leaning gun advocacy groups said that since Alex Pretti was killed, they can hardly keep up with the surging demand for firearms training.