Tension has gripped the streets of Minneapolis following a fatal shooting on Saturday involving federal agents and a local man. The incident has sparked immediate protests and resulted in two completely different stories about what happened—one from the government and one from the grieving family.
Late Saturday, the parents of 37-year-old Alex Pretti spoke out just hours after their son was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents. Michael and Susan Pretti described their son, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, as a “good man” and a “kindhearted soul.”
In a statement, the family expressed heartbreak and intense anger. They rejected the official account of the shooting, insisting their son was a hero who died trying to help someone else…