Detroiters respond after Minneapolis nurse killed by ICE

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield vowed the city “stands with the people of Minnesota” in their calls for a “full and independent investigation” into the Saturday death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti who was killed by a federal agent during an immigration enforcement protest.

Sheffield was among the leaders across Michigan over the weekend to condemn federal immigration policies and violence after Pretti was fatally shot on Jan. 24 during a protest in the streets of Minneapolis. Pretti began participating in the protests following the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs officer, according to the Associated Press.

Pretti, 37, was shot just over a mile from where an ICE officer killed 37-year-old Good…

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