REPORT: Alex Pretti Was Known to Federal Agents Before Fatal Border Patrol Shooting

By Chris Powell

Federal agents were reportedly familiar with Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti prior to his fatal encounter with U.S. Border Patrol officers, according to a new report citing sources with knowledge of federal immigration enforcement operations.

CNN reported that Pretti’s name had been entered into federal systems before he was shot and killed during a Border Patrol operation in Minneapolis on January 24. A source told the outlet that Pretti was “known” to federal authorities, though it remains unclear how his information was shared internally or whether agents involved in the shooting recognized him at the time of the encounter.

According to the report, federal officials had recently circulated an intake form among agents operating in Minneapolis during the Department of Homeland Security’s “Metro Surge” immigration enforcement initiative. The form was designed to collect identifying information on individuals who interfered with or confronted federal agents during operations. However, it is not known whether that specific form was used to log Pretti’s information or how widely any collected data was distributed…

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