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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese posted “Praying for our country” on X Saturday.
Reese did not specify what she was referring to in the post. But it was sent under widespread national debate after a man was fatally shot by one Border Patrol Agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Reese has not often commented on political issues, but spoke out after President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, expressing disappointment with the result.
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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)
“Woke up speechless…,” Reese wrote in an X post, later adding, “I’m so disappointed in America… Some of you just couldn’t selfishly put your pride aside, huh??!?!?” and “As a woman, I feel sorry for all of us.”
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and critical care nurse, was shot during a immigration enforcement operation early Saturday targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history including domestic violence for willful conflict, bodily harm, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid driver’s license.
Department of Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached Border Patrol Agents while they were armed with a 9 mm pistol and “resisted violently” when they tried to disarm him. Medics immediately provided aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
After the shooting, approximately 200 agitators arrived and began “obstructing and assaulting law enforcement,” prompting enforcement actions, according to DHS.
The Minneapolis police asked the public to remain calm after Saturday’s shooting.
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“We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave. We are working to confirm additional details. We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area. Please follow the city’s social media channels for updates,” the Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement to Pakinomist 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.
“Our demand today is that the 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 had been an emergency recall of all sworn personnel back to duty to deal with the situation.
While MPD is leading the charge, it is receiving help from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Hennepin and Ramsey County sheriffs, O’Hara said.
Suburban cities have helped MPD handle the influx of 911 calls. He added that the fire department was working with police to “ensure that two small fires that were started in the area are safely extinguished.”
Tensions between federal immigration enforcement and Minnesota agitators have been high since the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 by an ICE agent. Her death sparked a wave of protests across the country and raised questions about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
