‘Sickening’: Federal agents shoot, kill VA nurse on Minneapolis’ Nicollet Ave.

Co-workers identified Alex Pretti as the man who was killed, and describe him as a registered nurse “who would do anything for his patients.”

By: Mohamed Ibrahim, Shubhanjana Das, Katelyn Vue and Joey Peters

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 24, 2026

Words: 2,471

Last Updated: 2 days, 23 hours ago


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Minnesota lawmakers and friends identified Alex Pretti as the man shot and killed by a federal immigration agent Saturday morning in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota Senate’s Minneapolis Delegation issued a statement Saturday afternoon naming Pretti, but did not include further details about him.

A nurse who worked with Pretti in the medical-surgical unit of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, which serves veterans and their families, described him as a “kind, funny nurse who would do anything for …

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