Alex Pretti Murdered: Grieving Family Seeks Justice After Federal Officers Shoot Him
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Pretti was shot and killed by federal officers on Jan. 24. Seven months after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by two federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, his grieving family said they want "accountability" in their first television interview.
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The HillAlex Pretti’s family calls for accountability 7 months after fatal CBP shooting The family of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents during a January crackdown on immigration in Minnesota, called for answers from the Trump administration on Tuesday — seven months after his death. “I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he…
BreitbartTuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the parents of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis, Michael and Susan Pretti along with his sister, Micayla Pretti spoke with George Stephanopoulos.
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Michael Pretti said, “We really want to get the facts out of what happened to Alex that day. I mean, we’ve seen what happened. The videos are pretty clear, but we want justice and accountability for the people that did this to Alex.”
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ABC News"We've seen what happened. The videos are pretty clear. But we want justice. We want accountability for the people that did this to Alex," his father, Michael Pretti, said in the exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos while joined by his wife and daughter.
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“In the back,” Susan Pretti, Alex's mother, added. "I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered and no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been seven months," Susan Pretti said.
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BreitbartShe added, “I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered and no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable, and it’s been seven months.”
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01 New York Post A violent parolee is wanted for fatally gunning down a “kind” Brooklyn wings restaurant worker and married dad of two — then shooting dead a Bronx deli customer — in heists about 48 hours apart, cops said.
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02 ABC News Michael Pretti said his son was observing immigration activity when the shooting occurred.
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03 Associated Press A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention.
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04 Washington Times A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention.
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05 Breitbart Stephanopoulos said, “My first question is, it has been seven months, why do you want to speak now?”
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