The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 24: A person kneels near the site where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was allegedly shot and killed by federal agents on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents allegedly shot and killed Pretti, a south Minneapolis resident, amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

“I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept in an exclusive interview.

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