Alex Jeffrey Pretti (1988-2026) was an intensive care unit nurse employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. He grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, graduated from Preble High School, and earned a bachelor's degree in Biology, Society, and Environment from the University of Minnesota in 2011.
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Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. DHS said he was armed and violently resisted; bystander video shows agents had already disarmed him before firing.
