politics
January 25, 2026
Victim of US Border Patrol shooting identified as ICU nurse
The man killed by US immigration agents in Minneapolis has been identified as nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti
TL;DR
- Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a US citizen and ICU nurse, was killed by US Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis.
- The incident occurred amid protests against the deployment of federal agents in the city.
- The American Nurses Association called for transparency and an investigation into the death.
- Border Patrol stated Pretti approached an agent with a handgun and resisted attempts to disarm him.
- This shooting follows another incident two weeks prior where an ICE agent killed Renee Good, also sparking protests and differing accounts.