Alex Pretti's parents demand answers over federal shooting

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 21:58 · Archive

Alex Pretti's parents say the federal government has not contacted them nine months after their son was fatally shot by a federal agent in Minnesota in January.

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse at a veterans hospital and US citizen, was fatally shot by federal immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis on 24 January during the Trump administration's ramp-up in deportations. His parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, have now spoken publicly for the first time, saying the federal government has not reached out with any substantive information in nine months.

The family says federal prosecutors have stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities investigating the killing and those of Renee Good. Susan Pretti said the federal government 'went on TV and lied about Alex' and 'tried to slander his memory to cover up their crime'. Within hours of his death, Trump administration officials portrayed Pretti as an armed disruptor intent on harming federal agents. Kristi Noem, then Homeland Security secretary, described him as a domestic terrorist who violently resisted officers. The Prettis said they first learned of his death when called by a reporter for the Associated Press.

Court records show Pretti had no criminal record. Video shot by bystanders showed he held only a mobile phone in his hand at the time. No footage has emerged showing him brandishing a weapon or attacking officers before he was killed. The family is calling for the Department of Justice to hold accountable those responsible and accuse the administration of 'cruelty' in their treatment.

How it is being reported

• ‘Shameful’: Alex Pretti parents accuse Trump officials of shielding son’s killersSusan and Michael Pretti say they have been ‘ignored and misled’ in quest for justice over son’s killing by US agents The parents of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, accused federal officials of stonewalling them and shielding their son’s killers. During a press conference on Tuesday, Michael and Susan Pretti made their first public remarks since their son’s death in January, calling for the Department of Justice to hold those involved in their son’s death accountable. The federal government has not provided with them…Guardian World · 27 Oct, 23:25
• Parents of Alex Pretti slam Trump administration for withholding evidence into his killingAlex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed while participating in protests against the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis.The Japan Times · 27 Oct, 22:26
• Alex Pretti's family blasts feds over his shooting and demands they share evidencePretti's parents recounted how they first learned of his death when they were called by a reporter for The Associated PressIndependent World · 27 Oct, 21:41
• Alex Pretti's parents says they haven't heard from the federal government about his deathAlex Pretti's parents spoke publicly for the first time since he was fatally shot by a federal agent in Minnesota in January.CBS News · 27 Oct, 17:37

In this story: Alex Pretti · Michael Pretti · Susan Pretti · Renee Good · Kristi Noem · Minneapolis · Minnesota · Department of Justice

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