After Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents, his family and friends said he became the target of a smear campaign.

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.

"Not even the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension knows the names of the federal immigration agents who wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and fired 10 times at him on Jan. 24," the Star Tribune Editorial Board writes.

President Trump has upset gun right groups and shifted his Second Amendment politics after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota.

President Donald Trump admitted he feels “terrible” about the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, but said he’s was more upset about Good because her parents are “tremendous Trump people.” Trump made the comment Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Will Cain Show” while addressing the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis,

Daigneault noted that the Thunder feel safe traveling to Minnesota. Since Pretti's death, there have been more protests and outrage over it in Minnesota. The Timberwolves had one game postponed. They were scheduled to play the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, Jan. 24. The game was moved to a day later.

After Bruce Springsteen called out Trump's "thugs" in Minneapolis, the White House hit back against the "random" song and "irrelevant opinions."

Megyn Kelly skewered MS NOW for using what the channel admitted was an "AI-enhanced" picture of Alex Pretti, including darkened hair and a smaller nose