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Alex Pretti cause of death update: How many times was Minneapolis nurse shot? Details emerge
Conflicting social media claims swirl over how many times Alex Pretti was shot, as officials withhold autopsy details. NYT confirms he was hit ‘multiple times.’
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Saturday has sparked a controversy over ICE's role in the incident. A key question - without a clear answer - that has been circulating on social media concerns the number of times Pretti was shot.
Viral social media posts claim different numbers when it comes to the number of times Alex Pretti was shot by the ICE agent. Some posts claim he was shot 10 times, some say nine, while some claim the number of shots fired was between 4 and 5.
They continued to do rounds on social media in the absence of any official figure on how many times Pretti was shot. The authorities have kept the details of Alex Pretti's autopsy under wraps. As of now, the details of his wounds and the number of times he was shot have not been released.
However, the New York Times conducted an independent analysis of the footage of the ICE shooting, where they claimed that Pretti was shot "multiple times." They, however, also did not provide details of how many times the veteran's affairs ICU nurse was shot.
For instance, here's a viral post that claims that Pretti was shot 10 times.
Here's another post that claims Alex Pretti was shot five times:
Parents Hit Out At DHS Over Shooting
On Sunday, the parents of Alex Pretti issued a statement criticizing the misinformation being spread about Alex Pretti and demanded accountability from the Trump administration. The statement also contradicted the DHS's claim that Pretti was brandishing a gun during the scuffle with ICE agents that led to the shooting.
Though Pretti was carrying a license firearm he is never seen brandishing it at the ICE agents.
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting," the statement from Pretti's parents read. "Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs.
"He has his phone in his right hand, and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed."
