{"id":40268,"date":"2026-01-26T23:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=40268"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:12:04","slug":"angel-reese-breaks-silence-following-tragic-case-of-alex-pretti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=40268","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Breaks Silence Following Tragic Case of Alex Pretti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Sky star Angel Reese has issued a brief public message following the death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse from Minneapolis who was killed during a federal immigration enforcement operation.Authorities confirmed that Pretti was shot on Saturday amid an operation targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an undocumented immigrant with a reported criminal history. According to federal officials cited by Fox News, agents claimed that Pretti approached officers while armed and resisted when they attempted to disarm him. The circumstances surrounding the encounter remain under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, the Minneapolis Police Department acknowledged reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement near 26th Street West and Nicollet Avenue, urging residents to remain calm and avoid the area while details were confirmed.Reese did not directly address the incident but shared a short message on social media, writing, \u201cPraying for our country.\u201d Her post quickly circulated online as public reaction to the case intensified.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>Other athletes responded more directly. NBA player Tyrese Haliburton publicly stated that \u201cAlex Pretti was murdered,\u201d reflecting growing criticism from public figures and community members.Pretti\u2019s family released a strongly worded statement expressing grief and anger. They described him as a compassionate ICU nurse who cared deeply for veterans at the Minneapolis VA hospital and said his final actions were focused on protecting another person.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21237\" src=\"https:\/\/lifepress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22-7-300x121.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifepress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22-7-300x121.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifepress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22-7.webp 640w\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"171\" \/><br \/>\nThe family disputed official claims, alleging that Pretti was holding a phone, not a weapon, at the time of the encounter and calling statements from authorities \u201clies.\u201d They urged the public to seek the truth about what happened as investigations continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Sky star Angel Reese has issued a brief public message following the death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse from Minneapolis who was killed&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - 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