"He Was Executed": Minneapolis Residents Outraged, Defiant After Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents while acting as a neighborhood observer. State Senator Omar Fate and other residents claim Pretti was 'peacefully observing' with a camera, was 'tackled, pummeled, and executed' by six agents. Critically, federal agents reportedly blocked state investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) from accessing the crime scene for hours, even after a judge-signed warrant was obtained.

State Senator Omar Fate stated, 'What we saw on camera was Alex was peacefully observing. He had a camera on his hand. Um he was tackled. He was pummeled and he was executed.' The report also noted, 'federal agents blocked state investigators with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from approaching the scene. Even after BCA officers obtained a warrant signed by a judge.'

In the aftermath of Pretti's killing, residents gathered to protest. Federal agents, and subsequently state police, used tear gas, concussion grenades, and other 'less lethal' weapons to disperse 'angry but peaceful protesters.' Witnesses reported arrests of constitutional observers and people being pepper-sprayed while already subdued. Many federal agents were masked and reportedly refused to identify themselves or provide badge numbers, contributing to a sense of unaccountability.

A protester described, 'They just started throwing tear gas and concussion flashbangs into the crowd. Nobody was doing anything.' Reverend Genjjo Sam Conway noted, 'They are also refusing to identify themselves and not providing badge numbers or names.'

The killing of Alex Pretti, following the earlier fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, has led to profound outrage and a feeling among residents that their community is 'under assault' and 'sieged' by the federal government. Local leaders and residents are calling for the abolition of agencies like ICE, framing their presence as an 'occupation' that targets not only immigrant communities but also U.S. citizens.

Jalani Hussein stated, 'We are under assault. We are under attack. We're sieged by the federal government.' Kevin, a resident, declared, 'This entire agency needs to be abolished.' State Senator Omar Fate highlighted that 'not only our immigrant communities are being targeted, but literally United States citizens have been murdered.'