Minneapolis Mourns ICU Nurse Killed by a Border Patrol Agent

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DHS probes whether agents killed VA nurse following accidental discharge during Minneapolis ICE raid
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether U.S. Border Patrol agents thought they were being fired upon when one fatally shot Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street over the weekend.

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Minneapolis Mourns ICU Nurse Killed by a Border Patrol Agent as a Warmhearted Neighbor and Caregiver
Health care workers join vigil to protest ICE shooting of Minneapolis ICU nurse
Federal and State Officials Both Claim Moral High Ground in Immigration Crackdown After Shooting
Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasin...

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Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
State and federal officials exchange blame for events leading to Alex Pretti's shooting
ICU nurse fatally shot by federal agent remembered as 'kind-hearted soul'
Pretti was shot just before 9 a.m. after a heated confrontation between agents and protesters who opposed the government’s immigration enforcement tactics, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a...

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Man Is Shot and Killed During Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown, National Guard Activated
Anger and tear gas in Minneapolis after ICE officers shoot man, AP explains

Trump, Pretti and Border Patrol

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Alex Pretti, 37, identified as man fatally shot by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) identified the man fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday as one of its members, Alex J. Pretti.

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Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agent
Trump admin 'reviewing everything' about Alex Pretti shooting
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent over the weekend has Donald Trump “concerned” about the sustainability of his administration’s ongoing Minneapolis operations, according to T...

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Jesse Watters Baselessly Claims Alex Pretti ‘Violently’ Obstructed Agents
What we know about the investigations into the Minneapolis shooting death of Alex Pretti
Witness video of CBP killing a Minnesota man contradicts Trump administration's narrative
Shortly after the shooting, federal officials said agents had acted in self-defense during the violent altercation Saturday morning.

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Fox’s Trey Gowdy Wonders Why Alex Pretti Is Being Demonized for Carrying a Gun After Kyle Rittenhouse Was Celebrated for It
Trump tight-lipped on whether he backs agents’ decision to shoot Pretti

Trump's immigration crackdown in the spotlight ahead of midterms as fatal MN shootings ignite backlash

Trump's immigration crackdown faces growing backlash after fatal Minneapolis shootings spark heated debate, putting Republicans in difficult position.

Second federal killing in Minneapolis: how the shooting of Alex Pretti unfolded – video report

At about 9am on Saturday, US federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse who was observing immigration officers in the city. The Guardian’s video team has pieced together footage posted to social media,