‘Shameful’: Alex Pretti parents accuse Trump officials of shielding son’s killers

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Published 27 Oct 2026, 23:25 GMT1 min read

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Susan and Michael Pretti say they have been ‘ignored and misled’ in quest for justice over son’s killing by US agents The parents of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, accused federal officials of stonewalling them and shielding their son’s killers.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Michael and Susan Pretti made their first public remarks since their son’s death in January, calling for the Department of Justice to hold those involved in their son’s death accountable. The federal government has not provided with them with meaningful information about the case, they said.

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