Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Accountability Over His Killing

Michael and Susan Pretti called for accountability and criticized the federal government’s handling of the investigation into their son Alex’s killing at a news conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was fatally shot by federal immigration officers in the city on January 24. Michael Pretti said no one from the federal government had contacted the family since their son’s death. The parents said they had received no substantive information for nine months. They said they learned of his death after a reporter called them. The family’s demands come amid a dispute between federal and Minnesota authorities over evidence in investigations into the January killings of Pretti and Renee Good. Federal prosecutors disclosed in court filings that they had stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities, who are investigating both deaths. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a court declaration that her office found some information had been withheld from material previously provided by the federal government. She also said federal officials had obtained additional material since their last disclosure,...