ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti identified as victim of Minneapolis shooting as furious friends say ‘good, kind’ man was ‘executed’
The man shot dead during a struggle with federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified as an intensive care nurse who treated critically ill military veterans.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was killed shortly after 9am Saturday after an altercation involving multiple federal officers.
Minneapolis police confirmed the deceased was a white, 37‑year‑old Minnesota resident and US citizen.
Pretti’s friends have since confirmed his identity to the Daily Mail as they paid tribute to the ‘good, kind’ who they say was ‘executed’ by a Border Patrol agent.
The University of Minnesota alumnus most recently listed himself as a ‘junior scientist’ on LinkedIn.
He worked as a nurse for the Veterans Health Administration at the Minneapolis VA hospital and earned a reported $90,783 in 2023, according to public records.
‘I worked with him daily for years at the VA hospital,’ Ruth Anway, a Minneapolis‑based nurse, told the Daily Mail.
‘He was an ICU nurse. He worked with veterans. He was a really good guy. He definitely did not deserve to get killed.’
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A Minneapolis man who was gunned down during a struggle with federal agents has been identified by local media as Alex Jeffrey Pretti
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Pretti is a registered nurse, US citizen and a resident of Minnesota who had a gun license according to officials
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the Daily Mail that the deceased was armed with two magazines, and the gun has since been recovered by federal authorities (pictured)
