A federal immigration officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed but declined to identify him. He added that information about what led up to the shooting was limited. The man was identified by his parents as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse. The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said.
In Durham, demonstrators gathered to protest the shooting:
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Demonstrators gather in downtown Durham Saturday after federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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