Doctor recounts attempts to save Alex Pretti’s life — as anti-ICE protester’s family slams DHS ‘lies’

A doctor detailed the harrowing moment he tried to save Alex Pretti’s life after Border Patrol agents shot him — as the pistol-carrying ICU nurse’s family described him as “kind-hearted” and slammed the Trump administration for telling “lies” about him.

The pediatrician is one of two witnesses who have said in sworn testimony that Pretti, 37, was not brandishing his weapon when he was approached by federal agents, contradicting assertions made by administration officials.

The lawsuit, brought by the ACLU on behalf of Minneapolis protests against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, was filed in federal court in Minnesota on Saturday.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti on a snowy street in Minneapolis, seen from inside a vehicle, speaking to two men.

Alex Pretti was allegedly prevented from receiving medical treatment by federal officers.
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Both witnesses, whose names were redacted in publicly available filings, claimed they were prevented at first by federal officers from rendering medical aid to Pretti.

“At first, the ICE agents wouldn’t let me through. But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition. I insisted that the ICE agents let me assess him,” the doctor said.