Former Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns said he stands with the state after the fatal shootings of Pretti and Renee Good this month and called for people to reflect “on what our values truly are.”
Towns, a center-forward for the New York Knicks, said on X that the events in Minnesota are “heartbreaking to witness.”
“These events have cost lives and shaken families — and we must call for accountability, transparency, and protections for all people,” he said. “This moment demands that we reflect honestly on what our values truly are.”
He offered his condolences to the families of Good and Pretti.
Towns played for the Timberwolves from the 2015-16 season through the 2023-24 season before he joined the Knicks. He was named an NBA Western Conference All-Star for the fourth time in his career in 2024.
Former President Bill Clinton issued a statement about what he described as “the horrible scenes playing out in Minneapolis and across America,” which he said he “never thought would take place in America.” Clinton called on people to “stand up” and “speak out.”
“All of this is unacceptable and should have been avoided,” Clinton wrote. “To make matters worse, at every turn, the people in charge have lied to us, told us not to believe what we’ve seen with our own eyes, and pushed increasingly aggressive and antagonistic tactics, including impeding investigations by local authorities.”
“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them,” Clinton said.
“If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.”
Reporting from Washington
Eight more Democrats signed on to a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the wake of Pretti’s killing, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 120, said a spokesperson for the office of Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois.
Kelly’s impeachment resolution had 100 co-sponsors as of Tuesday, according to a news release, but the number spiked in recent days amid outcry over immigration enforcement practices as thousands of federal officers were deployed to Minnesota in what the administration has dubbed Operation Metro Surge.
“IMPEACH KRISTI NOEM,” the Democratic Party said Sunday on X.
The latest calls for Noem’s impeachment come as the Department of Homeland Security faces a fresh wave of scrutiny after two U.S. citizens were killed in Minneapolis.
