“I was sobbing and shaking uncontrollably,” the 29-year-old pediatrician said in a witness statement seen by PEOPLE
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Alex Pretti; Federal officers detain a protester following the fatal shooting.Credit : va.gov; CRAIG LASSIG/EPA/Shutterstock
A doctor who fought to treat Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis has claimed that ICE agents appeared to be focused on counting the victim’s bullet wounds instead of performing CPR.
The unnamed 29-year-old — who is a licensed paediatrician and has lived in Minneapolis since 2024 — recalled being woken by “cars honking and whistles blowing” at approximately 9 a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 24, per a witness statement included in federal district court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
The physician said their view “was partially obstructed,” but that they’d seen ICE agents shoot the 37-year-old ICU nurse multiple times.
“The scene was chaotic. Many civilians were screaming and honking. Over the noise, I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim,” the witness said.
The doctor also alleged the agents wouldn’t let them through at first and had “repeatedly asked” for a physician’s license.
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Alex Pretti.va.gov
“None of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition,” the physician added in the court papers.








