Draft:Alex Pretti
Alex Pretti | |
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.jpg) Official portrait of Pretti in 2024 (as a registered nurse for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs) | |
| Born | 1988 |
| Died | January 24, 2026 (aged 37–38) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Education | University of Minnesota (BS) |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Alex Jeffrey Pretti (1988 – January 24, 2026)[1] was a 37-year-old intensive care nurse who lived in the Lyndale neighborhood of Minneapolis.[2][3][4] Pretti was born in Park Ridge, a suburb near Chicago and was of northern Italian descent from Trentino.[5] He grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and graduated from Preble High School in 2006.[6][7] He attended the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, where he received a bachelor's degree with a major in biology, society and environment in 2011.[6]
Pretti was hired in 2014 as a research assistant in the clinical research program at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System.[8] He had been a registered nurse in Minnesota since 2021.[8] At the time of his death, Pretti held an active nursing license and was an intensive care nurse at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. He was a member of the American Federation of Government Employees.[5][8] According to Chief Brian O'Hara of the Minneapolis Police Department, Pretti had a Minnesota state permit to carry a gun,[9] and had no criminal record.[3]
Pretti participated in protests against the killing of Renée Good earlier in January 2026.[7] His father told reporters that Pretti acknowledged warnings from his parents to be careful while protesting.[3] A recording from a protest on January 13 showed that Pretti cursed and spat at federal immigration officers and broke a taillight of their SUV, before being tackled to the ground. Pretti was able to break free of the agents, who then left the scene.[10] On January 30, after the January 24 shooting, Trump called Pretti an "agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist" in response to the video.[10] On February 2, Homeland Security Investigations said they were reviewing the video and the incident.
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