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Peaceful Protests Urged After Fatal Shooting of Nurse
1/28/2026
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Story summary
- Sam Olson, a Minnesota ICE official, urged peaceful protests in the Twin Cities after fatal shootings involving federal agents.
- He described the unrest as unprecedented and emphasized maintaining a safe distance from law enforcement operations.
- Border Patrol killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, an act DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended as self-defense.
- Pretti's parents condemned law enforcement's account as "sickening lies."
