明尼阿波利斯护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂的父母指责司法部（DOJ）包庇导致其子死亡的责任人，并拒绝就正在进行的调查提供答案。“每一步，他们都无视我们、误导我们、包庇亚历克斯的凶手，”普雷蒂的父亲迈克尔·普雷蒂在明尼阿波利斯的一次新闻发布会上与妻子苏珊一同说道。“这不正常。这不是正义。”
The parents of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse who was shot and killed by federal immigration agents earlier this year, accused the Justice Department (DOJ) of protecting those responsible for his death and refusing to provide answers about the ongoing investigation. “At every turn, they have ignored us, misled us and shielded Alex’s killers,” Pretti’s father, Michael Pretti, said during a news conference in Minneapolis alongside his wife, Susan. “This is not normal. It is not justice.”
迈克尔和苏珊·普雷蒂在首次公开新闻发布会上，与已故儿子的照片一同发言，距离他1月份遇害已过去九个月。两人表示，尽管多次寻求调查信息，但九个月来未收到联邦官员的任何沟通。“现在就公布证据，以便检察官能依据事实追究这些人的责任，”迈克尔·普雷蒂说。“做好你们的工作，停止包庇亚历克斯的凶手。”
Michael and Susan Pretti spoke alongside a photograph of their slain son in their first public news conference since his killing in January. The pair said they have received no communication from federal officials in the nine months since his death, despite repeatedly seeking information about the investigation. “Share the evidence now so prosecutors can follow the facts and hold these men accountable,” Michael Pretti said. “Do your job and stop shielding Alex’s killers.”
他们的律师史蒂文·施莱彻表示，司法部拒绝提供进展违反了联邦《犯罪受害者权利法》。7月，他曾致信司法部长托德·布兰奇，要求就调查情况和涉案特工身份作出回应，但家属称至今未收到回复。
Their attorney, Steven Schleicher, said the DOJ’s refusal to provide updates violates the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act. In July, he sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding answers about the investigation and the identities of the agents involved, but the family says it has received no response.
该家庭还批评国土安全部未收回最初将普雷蒂定性为对执法人员构成威胁的说法。枪击案发生后不久，该机构声称他意图“造成最大伤害并屠杀执法人员”，但这一说法与遭遇过程的视频录像相矛盾。
The family has also criticized the Department of Homeland Security for failing to retract its initial characterization of Pretti as a threat to law enforcement. Shortly after the shooting, the agency claimed he had intended to “do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” an account contradicted by video footage of the encounter.
“我们是从媒体得知他死讯的，当时我们看到他在帮助社区里的一名妇女、一位明尼苏达州的同胞后，被反复射击背部，那名妇女曾被恶意推倒在地，”迈克尔·普雷蒂说。“在那可怕的一天，联邦政府没有人给我们打电话，但他们却上电视撒谎诋毁亚历克斯。”
“We learned about his death from the media as we saw him being shot repeatedly in the back after helping a woman from his community, a fellow Minnesotan, who had been shoved to the ground viciously,” said Michael Pretti. “No one from the federal government called us on that horrible day, but they did go on TV to tell lies about Alex. No one from the federal government has called us since.”
“从那以后，联邦政府没有任何人联系过我们。”37岁的重症监护室护士普雷蒂在1月24日拍摄移民执法人员执法时被杀害，当时正值特朗普政府在明尼苏达州开展移民打击行动。他的死距离另一名明尼阿波利斯居民雷妮·古德被联邦移民官员致命射杀仅不到三周，这起事件引发了抗议，并促使人们呼吁对政府的执法行动展开调查。
Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was killed Jan. 24 while filming immigration agents during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. His death came less than three weeks after another Minneapolis resident, Renee Good, was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer, fueling protests and calls for investigations into the administration's enforcement operations.