Trump Administration Must Stop Lying

The family of a US police murder victim, Alex Pretti, has issued a statement calling statements by Donald Trump administration officials about how their son was killed by police a "sickening lie."

News ID: 87297

Date: 25 January 2026 - 09:45

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to CBS News, while the US government has declared the victim of the police attack armed and the police attack as self-defense, the family of Alex Pretti has called on the Donald Trump administration to end these disgusting lies.

The statement from Preity's family states: Preity had a kind soul and cared deeply for her family and friends and, as a nurse, for the patients in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care.

Pretti's family members also said that she was not carrying a weapon when she confronted federal agents, but was holding her cell phone.

After another man was killed in Minneapolis by federal agents, the area has become a war zone.

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In the video of Pretti's murder by US police, several people are seen who appear to be federal agents. They kill a man on the sidewalk, at the same time an officer hits him with an object, then a gunshot is heard, after which the federal employees disperse, and the person in question falls to the ground.

After this incident, dozens of protesters demonstrated at the scene and called on the police to arrest the federal employees for this act.

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In response to the protesters' protest, the US security forces used tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse the protesters.

In this regard, Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, said on social media that he had spoken to the federal government and the White House about the shooting.

Walz called the incident a sickening incident and said that Trump must end this operation.

He said that double standards prevail in Minnesota.

The shooting of this man comes a day after thousands of people protested in the streets of this city to protest Trump's anti-immigration action.

Following the protest, thousands of companies went on strike in solidarity with these people.

This is the third such incident in which federal law enforcement forces have opened fire in Minneapolis this month.

In this regard, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on January 7 of this year, an issue that has triggered a wave of protests and anger among the people of the United States and around the world.