Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown Kills Local Graduate
- Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old man fatally shot Saturday by federal agents in Minneapolis, was a 2006 graduate of Green Bay's Preble High School.
- Pretti worked as an intensive care nurse at the veterans Administration, according to family members who spoke with the Associated Press.
- During his time at Preble High School, Pretti was involved in show choir, musicals, football, baseball, and track.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old man fatally shot Saturday by federal agents in Minneapolis, was a 2006 graduate of Green Bay’s Preble High School.
Pretti worked as an intensive care nurse at the veterans Administration, according to family members who spoke with the Associated Press. They said he was deeply concerned about President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and the impact on his city. He had recently participated in protests following the shooting of Renee Good by a U.S.Immigration and Customs enforcement officer.
During his time at Preble High School, Pretti was involved in show choir, musicals, football, baseball, and track. He was also a boy Scout and a member of the green Bay Boy Choir.
Alex Pretti performs in a musical at Green Bay Preble High School during the 2004-2005 school year. (Photo credit: Preble ’04-’05 Yearbook)
Pretti enjoyed outdoor adventures with his Catahoula Leopard dog, Joule, who recently died. His father, Michael Pretti, said his son “cared about people deeply” and saw protesting as a way to express his concern for others.
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich called for a thorough investigation into the shooting. “Another American citizen is dead as the result of the federal government’s occupation of an American city, and the victim, Alex Pretti, was a graduate of a Green Bay high school,” Genrich said in a statement. “A full, obvious, and self-reliant investigation must be conducted.”
Born in Illinois, Pretti was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, according to court documents and his family. His only prior interactions with law enforcement were a couple of traffic tickets.