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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was shot by a federal officer during an immigration protest. He did not survive. Alex worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as an ICU nurse. His family said he loved being outdoors and traveling with his Catahoula Leopard dog, Joule.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Alex's father, Michael Pretti, said, "He cared about people deeply, and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE… He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests." Alex's friend and colleague, Dr. Dimitri Drekonja, said he treated the VA hospital's most critically ill veterans and was always caring and funny, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Mac Randolph was watching the news when he saw the man who had been shot, and he immediately recognized him. It was Alex, the same ICU nurse who had cared for Mac's father during his final days at the Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center in December 2024. Mac said Alex stayed with their family through their hardest moments and spent about four days in the ICU. Alex gently explained what would happen when oxygen was turned off for his 77-year-old father, Terry Randolph. "He was as compassionate a person as you could be," Mac said.

While many in the country are divided, it's important to remember that when we lose compassion for others, we lose what it means to be human. Never let picking sides get in the way of being a kind person.

(Photo: The Pretti Family / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

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