‘Alex Pretti was murdered’: NBA’s Haliburton among sports stars to condemn Minnesota killing
37-year-old shot dead by federal agents on SaturdayTyrese Haliburton and Angel Reese post on social mediaA number of prominent US sports stars have condemned the killing of a registered nurse, Alex Pretti, by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.Pretti, 37, is the second person shot and killed...
<ul><li><p>37-year-old shot dead by federal agents on Saturday</p></li><li><p>Tyrese Haliburton and Angel Reese post on social media</p></li></ul><p>A number of prominent US sports stars have condemned <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting">the killing of a registered nurse</a>, Alex Pretti, by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.</p><p>Pretti, 37, is the second person shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in less than three weeks as protests over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown sweep the city. Senior Trump administration officials have claimed Pretti intended to “massacre” federal officers with a handgun but video of the killing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-ice">appears to contradict those claims</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/25/alex-pretti-shooting-tyrese-haliburton-angel-reese">Continue reading...</a>
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