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“HE LIVED WITH KINDNESS, HE DIED IN PAIN: The tragic death of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti has taken a shocking turn

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Sister of ICU nurse Alex Pretti hits out at ‘disgusting lies’ and honors brother as a hero

Alex Pretti’s younger sister has slammed the ‘disgusting lies’ emerging about the ICU nurse after he was shot dead while being detained by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Micayla Pretti broke her silence on her 37-year-old sibling’s highly publicized death in a statement on Monday.

The heartbroken sister called Pretti a ‘hero’ and commended him for his kindness – a stark contrast from the gun-bearing instigator that ICE has described him as.

‘All Alex ever wanted was to help someone – anyone,’ Micayla continued. ‘Even in his very last moments on this earth, he was simply trying to do just that.’

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that officers ‘clearly feared for their lives’ when they were allegedly approached by Pretti on Saturday during an immigration enforcement operation.

Noem said that agents only fired their weapons to defend themselves from Pretti after he ‘violently’ resisted federal agents and was ‘brandishing’ a gun at them.

Micayla fiercely disputed any claims that her brother was a ‘domestic terrorist’ or an attempted assassin.

‘When does this end? How many more innocent lives must be lost before we say enough?’ she asked in despair.

Alex Pretti was fatally shot during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis
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Alex Pretti was fatally shot during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis

Pretti was shot dead while being detained by agents during an immigration operation
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Pretti was shot dead while being detained by agents during an immigration operation

‘Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching.’

Trump has weighed in on Pretti’s death, telling The Wall Street Journal: ‘I don’t like any shooting. I don’t like it.’

‘But I don’t like it when somebody goes into a protest and he’s got a very powerful, fully-loaded gun with two magazines loaded up with bullets also,’ he continued. ‘That doesn’t play good either.’

DHS officials have maintained that Pretti approached the officers with a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun.

But several videos captured by witnesses appear to show Pretti holding his phone up to agents, not a gun.

Another piece of footage apparently shows an officer removing Pretti’s gun from his waistband before shots were fired.

Minneapolis police said the Veterans Affairs (VA) nurse had no serious criminal history and was a lawful gun owner with a valid permit.

After Pretti was seemingly disarmed, the footage does not clearly show the origin of the first shot.

One gun expert has said he believes Pretti’s Sig Sauer P320 went off in the hands of an agent, prompting another agent to open fire.

Protestors are seen above marching through the streets of downtown Minneapolis after Pretti's death
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Protestors are seen above marching through the streets of downtown Minneapolis after Pretti’s death

Protestors rioted in front of a Minneapolis Hilton on Sunday night following Pretti's death
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Protestors rioted in front of a Minneapolis Hilton on Sunday night following Pretti’s death

Pretti was a VA and ICU nurse who his sister described as kind and helpful
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Pretti was a VA and ICU nurse who his sister described as kind and helpful

‘I believe it’s highly likely the first shot was a negligent discharge from the agent in the grey jacket after he removed the Sig P320 from Pretti’s holster while exiting the scene,’ Rob Dobar, a lawyer for the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, wrote on X.

Trump said his administration will investigate Pretti’s fatal shooting, as he signaled a willingness to withdraw immigration enforcement officials from Minneapolis.

‘We’re looking, we’re reviewing everything and will come out with a determination,’ Trump told the WSJ. ‘At some point we will leave.’

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he spoke to Trump about the immigration crackdown in his city and some federal officers will begin leaving.

Frey said that during a call with the president, they both agreed that the situation regarding ICE’s presence cannot continue.

The mayor claimed that some agents will begin leaving as early as Tuesday. Sources familiar with the situation said that Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is among those being pushed out.

Bovino has been at the center of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement surge in cities nationwide.

He has been criticized over the last few days for his public defense of the Pretti shooting and disputed claims about the encounter that led to his death.

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