US Border Patrol Fatally Shoots Minneapolis Nurse Amid Immigration Enforcement Operation

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse and US citizen, was fatally shot by US Border Patrol agents during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on January 24. Authorities stated Pretti approached officers armed and resisted disarmament, while family and bystander videos dispute these claims, showing him holding a phone and attempting to protect others. The shooting, the second fatal federal agent-involved incident in Minneapolis this month, has sparked widespread protests and political tensions, with calls for investigations and debates over law enforcement practices.