Alex Pretti: Supporters raise over $1 million for family of ICU nurse killed by federal agents
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed another American citizen in Minneapolis, just three weeks after they fatally shot Renee Good in the same city.
The victim of the shooting was identified as Alex Pretti, 37. He was near 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, filming DHS agents during an operation.
Open-sourced video capturing the incident shows Pretti moving to assist a pair of individuals on the sidewalk near the agents, who then began pepper-spraying the group.
The victim is tackled by a group of at least five agents and dragged to the ground. The footage shows the Border Patrol agents struggling with Pretti on the ground and striking him when a gunshot is heard. A moment later, an agent fires multiple shots while Pretti is down on the pavement.
Ten shots were fired within five seconds.
Immediately after the shooting, the agents back off from Pretti’s body, and one officer — who appears to be holding a gun — runs away from the scene and hides behind a nearby car.
In the wake of the shooting, supporters of Pretti raised over $1 million for his family through GoFundMe.
“This fundraiser is intended to support the loved ones he leaves behind with immediate and ongoing needs,” the intro to the page reads.
The highest contributor to the crowdfunding effort is billionaire philanthropist Bill Ackman.
Ackman has become a right-wing X influencer over the past year and is a vocal supporter of the Trump administration’s deportation efforts across the country.
Earlier this month, Ackman donated $10,000 to a crowdfunding effort for Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good dead.
The federal government — and President Donald Trump — claims that Pretti approached agents with the intent to carry out an attack with a pistol, which they claim was recovered from the scene of the incident.
They have not provided evidence he ever drew the weapon, and have declined to answer questions offering an in-depth timeline of how the confrontation unfolded.
Carrying a licensed handgun with a permit is legal in Minnesota.
