‘I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman’
The parents of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, the armed anti-ICE protester killed by a federal agent Saturday in Minneapolis, are scorching the Trump administration for “sickening lies” about their son.
“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” said Michael and Susan Pretti.
“Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs.”
“He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.”
“We are heartbroken but also very angry,” the parents added. “Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world.”
Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs.” pic.twitter.com/PnggMiVUb6
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 25, 2026
“Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.”
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a statement saying: “As DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.
