U.S. · Immigration · 11 outlets (L 5 · C 5 · R 0 · 1 not rated)
Alex Pretti's parents say federal government silent on son's killing
Susan and Michael Pretti said they have not heard from the federal government about his death and accused officials of stonewalling them and shielding their son's killers.[4, 7] The parents of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse and U.S. citizen shot and killed by federal agents in January, spoke publicly for the first time at a press conference on Tuesday.[6, 7, 8] They said they were "begging" the Justice Department "to do what is right," and demanded it release evidence of the fatal shooting.[8]
The Guardian reported the parents said they have been "ignored and misled" in their quest for justice.[4] A lawyer for the family wrote in a letter that the government's "refusal to engage in transparent communication with the Pretti family has compounded their heartbreak."[1]
It has been nine months since the shooting, which occurred in Minnesota.[1, 6] Several outlets identified the agents involved as federal immigration agents, including ICE.[1, 2, 4 +2]
Why it matters The family is publicly pressing the Justice Department to release evidence in the investigation into the shooting nine months later.[6, 8]
Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, Los Angeles Times and 8 more
Read first Parents of nurse killed by ICE demand DOJ release evidence of fatal shooting
Where accounts differ (1)
- FramingSome outlets attributed the shooting to federal immigration agents or ICE specifically, while others described the shooters only as federal agents.[2, 5, 8]
- The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 27, 10:07 a.m. ET Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation
The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January were scheduled to speak to reporters on Tuesday.
- NBC News · Center · Oct 27, 3:24 p.m. ET Parents of nurse killed by ICE demand DOJ release evidence of fatal shooting
The parents of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse and U.S. citizen who was killed in Minneapolis said they were “begging” the Justice Department “to do what is right.”
- The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 27, 10:07 a.m. ET Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 10 rated outlets that covered it, 5 are left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 5 are center and 0 are right of center. 1 more is not rated.
- Left: Crooks and Liars (−1.26).
- Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), HuffPost (−1.06), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: none.
Not rated Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
Read across the spectrum
- Left-leaning ‘Shameful’: Alex Pretti parents accuse Trump officials of shielding son’s killers
- Center Parents of nurse killed by ICE demand DOJ release evidence of fatal shooting
- Right-leaning No right-leaning outlet in Tare's list covered it.