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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 25: A picture sits at a memorial to Alex Pretti on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA medical center, died on January 24 after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with border patrol agents in the Eat Street district of Minneapolis.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 24: People demonstrate on Nicolett Avenue after a fatal shooting by federal agents on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents allegedly shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a south Minneapolis resident, amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)
Alex Pretti's junior yearbook picture at Green Bay Preble High School. (Photo courtesy: Preble High School '04-'05 Yearbook)
Alex Pretti during his senior year at Green Bay Preble High School in 2006. (Photo credit: Preble High School '05-'06 Yearbook)
Alex Pretti at his graduation from Green Bay Preble High School in 2006. (Photo courtesy: Preble High School '05-'06 yearbook)

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 25: A picture sits at a memorial to Alex Pretti on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA medical center, died on January 24 after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with border patrol agents in the Eat Street district of Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)