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bigtree

(93,722 posts)
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:12 PM Jan 24

Alex Pretti was bashed in the head and pepper sprayed in the face before he was shot. He appeared dazed

...and extremely disoriented in the clip, right before he was shot.

I seriously doubt he had complete control of his mental and physical faculties after he was hit on the head, repeatedly, at full force with what appears to be the butt of an agent's revolver (also reported as a cannister).

He looked like he was barely able to keep himself upright on his knees before he was shot- certainly no danger to anyone since it also appeared they had disarmed him of his holstered gun before they shot him, firing some 11 shots, killing him.

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Blue Dotty

(169 posts)
4. Murdered 37 year old reportedly an Intensive Care Nurse
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:21 PM
Jan 24

Agendafreetv.com

is reporting Alex Pretti, 37 year old murdered today, was an intensive care nurse.

Irish_Dem

(80,402 posts)
8. Trump will say that nurses are domestic terrorists trying to overthrow the govt.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:46 PM
Jan 24

As someone with a mother, aunts, great aunts and young family members
who are nurses and NP's, I am so mad I cannot see straight.

They are the furthest thing from being a danger to others you can imagine.

Klarkashton

(5,032 posts)
5. One of those thugs was beating him in the head with
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:22 PM
Jan 24

A gas can or a gun butt prior to his murder.

It honest to god it looked like the apes in 2001.

sop

(17,905 posts)
13. That video clip is absolutely damning.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 05:30 PM
Jan 24

ICE goons went berserk when he tried to help a woman being brutalized. The last thing he did was try to stop ICE from assaulting an innocent woman. And for that they shot him multiple times. I am so incredibly angry.

electric_blue68

(26,386 posts)
18. I couldn't see his hands on the ground; but it's the first time I'm seeing the woman w the red backpack who posters...
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:51 PM
Jan 24

said he was trying to help! Couldn't see her in the other vids before.

bdamomma

(69,346 posts)
12. This is
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 05:17 PM
Jan 24

a murder of a US citizen by Trump's goons, ABOLISH ICE NOW!!!!!!!

this 37-year-old Male nurse was helping a woman who got tear gassed when the goons sweep in and killed the man. He did not banish this gun and was unarmed by the goons. He had a legal permit to carry a gun. This murder of citizens must stop. Or are only Trump's goons the only ones to carry arms.

NoMoreRepugs

(11,872 posts)
14. I'm thinking it's going to be extremely difficult to not have serious retaliation against ICE at some point - that is
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 05:52 PM
Jan 24

obviously the goal of Miller and his Gestapo. It will give him the “justification” to declare martial law and go after EVERYONE.

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