Parents of Alex Pretti seek updates on investigation into son’s death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – The parents of Alex Pretti publicly appeared before the media on Tuesday for the first time since their son was killed in Minneapolis in January.
Pretti, a nurse from Minneapolis, was killed during last winter’s Operation Metro Surge during an incident involving immigration enforcement officers. Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan, say they’ve been shut out of any details regarding the investigation into their son’s death.
“What we have been treated to is cruelty,” said Michael Pretti. “Cruelty from Dan Rosen in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, who has stonewalled us for nine months, refusing to share a single update of any kind. His only words have been, ‘I can’t tell you.’”
Their charge comes as, even nine months after Pretti’s death, details like the names of the agents involved in the incident have yet to be made public.
Michael Pretti says their family has not heard from the federal government at all since their son died.
Steven Schleicher, a lawyer who appeared alongside the Pretti family on Tuesday, says they’ve penned a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche in hopes of learning more, but have not received a response.
“We haven’t received answers. We haven’t received a response. We have not even received acknowledgement.”
“We all saw the video of what happened, and what we’re here to ask now is how is it possible that the Department of Justice is not sharing evidence, and why?” Schleicher said.
We reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for comment and were told by a spokesperson, “At the time, there are no comments from the office.”
The family’s comments come just days after state and local prosecutors announced that their access to key forensic investigative materials had once again been shuttered.
In July, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and leadership with the Minnesota BCA announced that the federal government had finally agreed to share evidence with state investigators. In a statement released Tuesday, Moriarty implied the relationship between federal and state investigators is once again strained.
“The federal government continues to obstruct our investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing. That’s why we continue to pursue our lawsuit in federal court to access the evidence that is being wrongly withheld.
We have repeatedly asked for the cooperation to resume. Those requests have fallen on deaf ears. Alex Pretti died at the hands of federal agents and their bosses continue to hide evidence. It’s disgusting behavior that reflects how little they care for the American people, who deserve transparency about a fatal shooting by a federal agent.”
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