Nevada lawmakers react after man killed by ICE officers in Minneapolis

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada lawmakers are reacting after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, just weeks after another fatal shooting in the same city.

Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was a 37-year-old intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration named Alex Pretti, according to the Associated Press.

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Nevada lawmakers began posting reactions to the shooting on social media in the hours after it happened.

Congressman Steven Horsford said his thoughts and prayers are with the family of Pretti called on the Department of Homeland Security to immediately cease all activities tied to Operation Metro Surge in his statement, listed in full below:…

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