Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday

The man fatally shot by US Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday has been identified by his family as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse at the US Department of Veterans Affairs and an American citizen.

The incident occurred amid heightened tensions between immigration officers and members of the public protesting the deployment of federal agents in the city.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) said it was “deeply disturbed and saddened” by Pretti’s death. “ANA condemns violence in our communities,” the group said…

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