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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nUS citizen fatally shot by Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis identified<\/p>\n
The man fatally shot by a Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis has been identified as Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and intensive care unit nurse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Stars are speaking out about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti<\/a> in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>, Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a> and more celebrities made their voices heard on social media in reaction to video showing Pretti, a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse<\/a>, being shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Jan. 24.<\/p>\n Rodrigo shared a post on her Instagram Story that said there is a “murderous federal agency terrorizing an American city.” The singer also wrote, “ICEs actions are unconscionable but we are not powerless. Our actions matter. I stand with Minnesota.”<\/p>\n Pretti’s killing has sparked outrage and protests in Minnesota, which has already been on edge since 37-year-old Renee Good<\/a> was fatally shot by an ICE agent earlier this month. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said law enforcement in the state is carrying out a “full, impartial, and transparent” investigation into Pretti’s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n