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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese posted “Praying for our country” on Saturday
Reese did not specify what she was referring to in the post. But it was sent into widespread national debate after a man was fatally shot by a Border Patrol Agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Reese has not often commented on political issues, but spoke out after President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, expressing disappointment in the outcome.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese dribbles against the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter at Target Center. (Brad Rempel/Imagn Images)
“I woke up speechless…” Reese wrote in an and “As a woman, I am heartbroken for all of us.”
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and intensive care unit nurse, was shot and killed during a immigration control operation Saturday morning targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history including domestic battery with intentional battery, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license.
Department of Homeland Security officials said Pretti was approached Border Patrol Agents while he was armed with a 9 mm pistol and “violently resisted” when they tried to disarm him. Medics immediately rendered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
After the shooting, approximately 200 agitators arrived and began “obstructing and attacking law enforcement,” leading to crowd control measures, according to DHS.
THE Minneapolis Police Department asked the public to remain calm following Saturday’s shooting.
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“We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of W 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. We are working to confirm additional details. We are asking the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area. Please follow the city’s social media channels for updates,” Minneapolis police said in a statement to PK Press Club Digital.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a news conference that an “unlawful assembly” was taking place in the area of the shooting and urged the public to avoid it.
“We demand today that federal agencies operating in our city do so with the same discipline, humanity and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country requires. We urge everyone to remain peaceful,” O’Hara said.
O’Hara said there was an emergency recall of all sworn personnel to handle the situation.
As MPD leads the charge, it receives help from the Minnesota State Patrol and sheriffs from Hennepin and Ramsey counties, O’Hara said.
Suburban towns helped MPD handle the influx of 911 calls. He said firefighters were working with police to “ensure two small fires started in the area were put out safely.”
Tensions between federal immigration enforcement and Minnesota agitators have been high since the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent. His death sparked a wave of protests across the country and raised questions about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
