“We call for a complete and immediate end to the ICE invasion of this beautiful American city,” Good’s family said of Minneapolis

Renee Good and her wife, Becca Good; Alex Pretti.

The family of the late Renee Good has spoken out about the death of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse who was fatally shot by federal officers.

Pretti was killed on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 24, in Minneapolis, the same city where Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Jan. 7.

“The events of this weekend in Minneapolis are terrifying, deeply disturbing, and heartbreaking — with yet another U.S. citizen losing their life while taking part in the time-honored and Constitutionally protected activity of being present to observe and peacefully advocate for their beliefs,” the family said in a statement released through their attorneys.

They continued in their Jan. 25 statement, “We urge all Americans to trust their own eyes as they interpret the horrific video, and to call for an absolute end to ICE activity in Minneapolis. It has clearly gone too far and strayed far beyond its stated mission of removing criminal non-citizens from the country. It is time for a hard reset. ICE agents can leave Minneapolis. The residents of Minnesota cannot.”

“We call for a complete and immediate end to the ICE invasion of this beautiful American city,” added the family of Good, a mother of three.

On Jan. 24, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that an individual, who was later identified as Pretti, “approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun” and “violently resisted” as they attempted to disarm him. An agent then “fired defensive shots” at Pretti, per an official statement posted on X.

However, footage verified by The New York Times appears to contradict the DHS’s account of the situation. Pretti is seen standing among a group of protesters with both hands visible, while holding his phone in one hand as an agent squirts pepper spray at the group.

Several agents then approached Pretti, who didn’t seem to be holding or pulling a weapon as he was pinned on the sidewalk.

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In a statement shared by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Pretti’s family accused President Donald Trump’s administration of creating “sickening lies” about his death.

“We are heartbroken but also very angry … The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” said Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan.

“Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs,” the parents added.

Pretti’s death comes less than three weeks after Good’s death.

Federal officials claimed Good tried to weaponize her vehicle, but that account has been fiercely disputed by both local officials and Good’s family.

Her death has been officially ruled a homicide according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The tragic deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have sparked outrage and a call for justice, as their families come forward to express their heartbreak and anger. Both lives were cut short in Minneapolis, a city that has become ground zero for tensions surrounding immigration enforcement in the United States.

Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot on January 7 by an ICE agent. She was reported to have attempted to weaponize her vehicle, a claim fiercely disputed by her family and local officials. In the wake of her death, Good’s family has been vocal, calling out what they perceive as an unjustified escalation of ICE activity in their city. They said that their beloved Renee, an innocent bystander, was unjustly killed by agents who had no regard for her life.

Just a few weeks later, tragedy struck again with the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, who was shot and killed on January 24 by federal officers. This time, the circumstances surrounding his death were even more contentious. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Pretti was involved in a violent confrontation with U.S. Border Patrol officers, where he allegedly attempted to draw a weapon, forcing the agents to defend themselves. However, the footage that emerged soon after tells a different story.

The video, verified by The New York Times, shows Pretti standing in a crowd of protesters, holding his phone in one hand while the other is visible. There is no sign of a weapon as Pretti is surrounded by multiple agents, who are seen deploying pepper spray on the group. Moments later, Pretti is pinned to the ground, clearly not resisting, with no gun in sight. This starkly contradicts the official narrative put forward by DHS, further fueling the outrage of Pretti’s family and supporters.

In their public statement, Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan, expressed both grief and anger. “We are heartbroken but also very angry … The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” they said. The family vehemently denied the claim that Pretti had threatened officers with a weapon, insisting that he was unarmed when shot. They accused the Trump administration of spreading lies and using ICE agents as “murdering and cowardly” enforcers of its policies.

The deaths of Good and Pretti, occurring so close together, have ignited protests and widespread condemnation of ICE’s tactics, especially in Minneapolis. The Good family, in a statement, called for a halt to the ICE operations that they say are terrorizing the city. “We call for a complete and immediate end to the ICE invasion of this beautiful American city,” the statement read, underscoring their demand for justice for their loved ones and an end to the government’s aggressive enforcement actions.

The two deaths highlight the growing divide in the United States over immigration enforcement and the increasing tensions between federal agencies and local communities. Both Good and Pretti, though from different backgrounds and circumstances, were killed in the midst of this volatile environment, each death now a symbol of the chaos and confusion that surrounds ICE’s presence in American cities. As the families mourn their loved ones, they also demand accountability, a reckoning for the actions that led to these unnecessary losses.

The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are not just tragic personal losses; they have become flashpoints in the national debate over immigration enforcement, government accountability, and the use of force by federal agents. As the investigations into both incidents continue, the calls for justice and the end of aggressive ICE tactics are only growing louder.

In Minneapolis, the community remains in shock, grappling with the loss of two citizens whose lives were unjustly taken, and the city now stands at the center of a fierce battle over the future of immigration enforcement in the United States.