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Minneapolis mourns nurse Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal immigration officers
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Some held candles and some flowers as people sang and a brass band played at the spot where ICU Nurse Pretti.
Pretti was 37 when immigration agents fatally shot him in the US city of Minneapolis on Saturday.
A protester raises their arms on the ground as law enforcement make arrests outside the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis hotel on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis.
President Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis, but there was little evidence Wednesday of any significant changes following weeks of harsh rhetoric and clashes with protesters.
Minnesota's Minneapolis-Saint Paul area is home to about 84,000 people of Somali descent — nearly a third of Somalis living in the US.