The medical examiner of Hennepin County, in Minneapolis (Minnesota), declared Monday the death of Alex Pretti, the nurse killed on January 24 by immigration agents, a homicide.
A brief report released Feb. 2 by the coroner’s office states that Pretti died of multiple gunshot wounds at Hennepin Healthcare Hospital and that his case is a homicide.
It is also noted that the nurse, who died at the age of 37, was shot by agents of the security forces.
Alex Pretti died Jan. 24 after being shot by immigration agents during an operation to apprehend an immigrant in Minneapolis.
Several officers surrounded the man, restrained him and seized a gun before shooting him several times as he lay on the ground, according to numerous videos of the event.
Alex Pretti’s was the second such incident in less than three weeks in Minneapolis, where on January 7 a woman, Renee Good, was shot and killed by an ICE officer.
As in the case of Alex Pretti, the medical examiner’s office ruled the death of Good, who was also 37 years old, a homicide.
Last weekend, ProPublica reported that the agents who shot Pretti are Jesus Ochoa, from the Border Patrol (USBP), and Raymundo Gutierrez, from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agents responsible for the nurse’s death have been suspended from duty.
For its part, the Justice Department reported Friday that it has launched an investigation into possible civil rights violations in the case, following a wave of intense protests in the city and the demands of several legislators.
