Minneapolis Mourns ICU Nurse Killed by a Border Patrol Agent
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The 37-year-old nurse cared deeply about the veterans he cared for and the community he lived in, his family and relatives of his patients say.
The man killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis legally owned a gun and had no criminal record.
Protesters fear the Bay Area, home to nearly 500,000 undocumented immigrants, could become the next ICE target after Minnesota.
On Monday, medical staff at the Minneapolis veterans hospital held a tribute for Alex Pretti, lining the hospital hallways to pay their silent respects.
The 37-year-old man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis is identified by his family as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was "very upset with what was happening," AP reported.
ICU nurse with no criminal record who ‘cared deeply for people’: What we know about Alex Pretti, victim of DHS shooting - Alex Pretti worked as an ICU nurse and had spent time working with the Departm
Matthew Paille, a former EMT who joined Cheshire Medical Center’s ICU during the height of the pandemic, received the Hubbard Nursing Award for excellence in patient care