Family of Nurse Shot by ICE Demands Evidence and Justice

The parents of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and U.S. citizen who was killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis nine months ago, are calling on the Department of Justice to release all evidence surrounding the shooting. At a news conference Tuesday, Susan and Michael Pretti claimed they have been kept in the dark by the federal government for 275 days.

The Prettis said they sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche over the summer “begging for basic information the law affords,” which included requests for the identities of the officers involved in the fatal shooting.

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Pretti Family Urges DOJ to Bring Officers to Justice

During the news conference, Michael Pretti accused the federal government of ignoring, misleading, and shielding those he called “Alex’s killers.” Susan Pretti added, “We are here begging for the Department of Justice to do what is right,” stating that they want the officers brought to justice.

Kiersten Pels, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice, told NBC News that communications with victims’ families “do not typically occur” while an investigation is ongoing. Pels stated that such communications usually happen at later stages, including sentencing, trial, plea, initial appearance, or indictment, and that this timing is consistent with how these investigations proceed.

Family of Nurse Shot by ICE Demands Evidence and Justice

Hennepin County Attorney Sues Trump Administration for Evidence

The shooting occurred in January during “Operation Metro Surge,” the largest immigration enforcement operation by the Department of Homeland Security, which deployed over 3,000 agents and officers to Minnesota. Pretti’s death was one of three shootings in the state that month; others included the fatal shooting of Renee Good and the wounding of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan man, both by ICE officers.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office sued the Trump administration in March to compel the sharing of evidence. While Minnesota officials stated in July that the federal government had begun turning over hard drives and body camera video, Moriarty claimed this month that the federal government has stopped sharing information. Moriarty accused federal officials of “obstructing our investigations” and withholding evidence regarding the deaths of Pretti and Good.