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Parents of Alex Pretti demand release of evidence in fatal shooting by federal agents

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Covered by 3 outlets, all left-leaning.

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The New York Times, CBS News and NBC News report that the parents of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse and U.S. citizen fatally shot by federal immigration officers in January, spoke publicly on Tuesday. Michael and Susan Pretti say the federal government has kept them in the dark for 275 days. They say they wrote to Attorney General Todd Blanche over the summer, begging for basic information, including the identities of the officers involved. They demand the release of all evidence related to their son’s death. A Justice Department spokesperson told NBC News that communications with victims’ families do not typically occur during an investigation.

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Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by federal immigration officers in January.
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The New York Times, CBS News, NBC News
Pretti’s parents spoke publicly at a news conference on Tuesday, their first public remarks since the shooting.
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The New York Times, CBS News, NBC News
The parents say the federal government has kept them in the dark for 275 days.
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CBS News, NBC News
The parents say they wrote to Attorney General Todd Blanche asking for basic information, including the officers’ identities, and that they have not received it.
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The parents demand the Justice Department release all evidence related to their son’s death.
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The New York Times, NBC News
A Justice Department spokesperson said communications with victims’ families do not typically occur during an investigation.
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The federal government has kept Alex Pretti’s family in the dark for 275 days.
The parents say so; a Justice Department spokesperson said communications with families do not typically occur during an investigation and come at a later stage of a case.

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Left-leaning outlets frame the story around the parents’ accusation that the federal government has been silent for 275 days and their demand that the Justice Department release the evidence.

the left
3 outlets
Headlines lead with the parents’ demands and accusations that the federal government is silent and withholding evidence about their son’s death.
Alex Pretti’s parents demand DOJ release evidence of fatal ICE shooting
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…nurse who was fatally shot by immigration officers in Minneapolis nine months ago, slammed the federal government and demanded the release of all the evidence related to their…
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From the left

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parents’ accusations of federal silence
demand for evidence and officers’ identities
275 days without information

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NBC NewsLeft
Alex Pretti’s parents demand DOJ release evidence of fatal ICE shooting
The parents of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse and U.S. citizen who was killed in Minneapolis said they were “begging” the Justice Department “to do what is right.”
1 hr agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
CBS NewsLeft
Alex Pretti's parents says they haven't heard from the federal government about his death
Alex Pretti's parents spoke publicly for the first time since he was fatally shot by a federal agent in Minnesota in January.
3 hr agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
The New York TimesLeft
Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation
The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January were scheduled to speak to reporters on Tuesday.
6 hr agoRead at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)

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The New York Times, Oct 27, 10:07 AM EDT
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The New York TimesLeftOct 27, 10:07 AM EDT
CBS NewsLeftOct 27, 1:37 PM EDT
NBC NewsLeftOct 27, 3:24 PM EDT

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Parents of Alex Pretti demand release of evidence in fatal shooting by federal agents

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Alex Pretti’s parents demand DOJ release evidence of fatal ICE shooting

Alex Pretti's parents says they haven't heard from the federal government about his death

Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation

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