# Minneapolis protester says Alex Pretti shielded her before fatal shooting

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/minneapolis-woman-comes-forward-to-say-that-she-was-the-anti-ice-protester-protected-by-alex-pretti-before-he-was-shot-dead-and-that-she-now-feels-survivors-guilt/
- Published: 2026-11-13T01:21:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:42:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16287057/alex-pretti-protected-woman-ice-shooting-minneapolis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Jessi Holman says Alex Pretti protected her before he was shot.
- She describes survivor’s guilt and continues supporting her community.
- Video and officials’ accounts differ over what Pretti held.

## Summary

Minneapolis resident Jessi Holman says she was the protester federal agents pushed to the ground shortly before Alex Pretti was fatally shot during an immigration enforcement operation. She says Pretti stepped between her and an agent, and that his actions have left her feeling survivor’s guilt.

Holman recalled being pepper-sprayed and hearing gunshots while she was on the ground. Pretti, a 37-year-old Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, was killed by Customs and Border Protection agents on 24 January; video appeared to show an officer removing his handgun before he was shot. Officials said he approached agents with a loaded gun, while bystander footage appeared to show him holding a phone. Holman has given statements to federal and state investigators and says she remains active in her community.

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