Backlash has been growing since Pretti’s death (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)
Backlash has been growing since Pretti’s death (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)
The billionaire wrote that he had also intended to support Good’s loved ones, but the fundraiser had already closed as ‘it had achieved its $1.5 million fundraising objective’.
He previously said: « I was simply continuing my longstanding commitment to assisting those accused of crimes of providing for their defense. »
Following mounting backlash over Pretti’s death, President Donald Trump recently took to Truth Social, where he said he’d had a ‘very good call’ with the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, adding that they are on the ‘same wavelength’ on the situation.
In a statement, Walz’s office explained: “The president agreed that he would talk to his Department of Homeland Security about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.
“The president also agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.”
The family of an anti-ICE protestor have spoken out after he was fatally shot at the weekend.
ICU nurse Alex Pretti, 37, was killed in the middle of the street on Saturday (24 January) in Minneapolis, just weeks after the death of Renee Good, who was shot in her car by an ICE agent.
The Department of Homeland Security has said that federal immigration agents fired shots in a move of self defence, claiming Pretti had a handgun at the time.
Witnesses, family members, and even footage of the incident, have challenged this account, however, claiming he did not have a gun in his hand, but his phone instead.
Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told the BBC: « The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots.
