National Awareness Piece: ICE's Killing Of The Nurse, Alex Pretti
/This will most likely be the only piece A Little Beacon Blog does on lawless federal employment activity in Minnesota, as the execution of the ICU nurse Alex Pretti was widely document in video footage and emerging court documents. Several organizations have commented on it and more continue to. You most likely are seeing accurate coverage. However, if ALBB feels that you are not, we will cover it again. Publishing this is also for our Beacon MAGA readers, of which there are plenty. We want everyone to be on the same page when discussing federal, state and local issues.
Additionally, when we see in Comments (usually Facebook) that people are misunderstanding or willingly misconstruing what happened, we will issue an awareness post.
The First Post:
Seasters Jones has published easy to read highlights from an affidavit filed to restrict ICE’s use of force in Minnesota. These highlights include a witness description of the shooting of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was shot and died trying to help his neighbors after they got pepper sprayed, as well as a witness account from a medic who offered several times to assess Alex. When he was allowed access, the medic saw that the ICE agents had turned Alex on his side to count bullet holes. The medic said that turning a shooting victim on their side is not standard practice of care.
CBS News reports that a Judge has granted a restraining order against DHS in Minneapolis: "U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Saturday, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to Pretti's killing."
Also: "The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said DHS representatives blocked them from accessing the scene of the shooting, even though the bureau had obtained a judge's signed search warrant."
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/reported-shooting-south-minneapolis-federal-agents-protesters/
According to video footage and witness accounts at the scene, the nurse Alex Pretti was pepper sprayed by an ICE employee after Alex Pretti tried helping his neighbor after they were pepper sprayed. Then an ICE employee removed Alex’s legally acquired and carried handgun (as confirmed by local law enforcement), and as he lay on the ground, another ICE employee shot him. Several ICE employees then ran away from the scene to distance themselves. Then ICE employees were found examining his body to see how many bullet holes they hit him with. Like you might an animal shot in the woods by a hunter. They told a neighbor who was a medical expert that they did not know if he had a pulse. As their hands were on his body.
The American Nurses Association issued a statement saying: “ANA condemns violence in our communities. The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers.
“One in four nurses already experience workplace violence. As incidents with federal law enforcement continue to rise across the country, we are deeply concerned for the safety of nurses, both on the job and in the communities they serve.
“Nurses are advocates for the safety and well-being of their communities. They enter this profession to heal, to protect human life, and to show up for people in their most vulnerable moments. ANA remains committed to preventing violence in the workplace and in our communities, and to advancing meaningful protections that safeguard healthcare workers and the public.“
The first photo is from @_strangegang and the second photo is from @innergizer , who said: “Let’s call this what it is: a hostage-style demand from the Trump administration. Attorney General Pam Bondi is tying ICE’s presence in Minnesota to handing over sensitive voter data — and a sitting U.S. Senator has confirmed it. ”
He continued:
“This isn’t enforcement.
This isn’t about public safety.
This is an attempt to coerce a state into giving up control of its elections before 2026 even happens.
Don’t let them gaslight you with talking points. Recognize the strategy:
Threat + leverage = power grab.”
