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Alex Pretti’s family calls for accountability seven months after fatal CBP shooting

The family of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents during a January immigration crackdown in Minnesota, called for answers from the Trump administration on Tuesday, according to The Hill. The appeal came seven months after Pretti’s death, while details in the supplied report remain limited.

The family of Alex Pretti called for accountability from the Trump administration on Tuesday, seven months after he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents during a January immigration crackdown in Minnesota, The Hill reported.

Pretti was an ICU nurse. His family’s appeal sought answers about his death, but the supplied report does not provide further details about the shooting or the administration’s response.

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