Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center for war veterans for about five years.[1][3][4][5] Colleagues described him as a hardworking professional, devoted to patients and a good person whose purpose in life was to help others.[1][4][5] Physician Dimitri Drekonja stated that Pretti was interested in research to prevent colon cancer deaths in veterans.[4] The American Nurses Association (ANA) expressed sadness at his death and called for a transparent investigation into the incident.[4] Pretti was shot and killed by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis during protests against immigration crackdowns.[1][2][3][5] According to the videos, he was holding a phone, not a gun, although he had a legal permit to carry a concealed weapon.[3][5] His family called him a hero for trying to help an injured woman, and an attorney confirmed a scuffle with ICE agents 11 days before his death.[1][2]