“He was already hurting — and no one knew how close he was to the edge.” Just days before his life ended in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti had already been seriously injured during a violent confrontation with federal agents. Friends say he was in visible pain, struggling to breathe normally, later learning he had suffered a broken rib — an injury that quietly changed everything in the days that followed. Those close to him say the incident shook him deeply. He tried to brush it off, insisting he was fine, but the damage wasn’t just physical. The encounter lingered, leaving him wary, exhausted, and emotionally worn down. What should have been a warning moment instead became part of a chain of events no one could stop. Now, as people piece together his final days, this earlier injury is raising painful questions. Why did it happen? Why was it never fully addressed? And how did a man who spent his life caring for others end up carrying so much pain alone? The answers remain unclear. But the timeline is getting harder to ignore.
Alex Pretti had been injured in a scuffle with federal agents in Minneapolis just one week before he was shot dead, it has emerged. Pretti, 37, was left with a broken rib after being tackled by a group of officers during a protest against Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown, a source told CNN. The alleged assault … Read more