The second fatal shooting this month of an American citizen, Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis by at the hands of a federal agent has ratcheted up tensions in the city once again.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama released a statement Sunday on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, saying it should be a 'wake-up call to every American' that the nation's core values are 'increasingly under assault.
' 'Federal law enforcement and immigration agents have a tough job. But Americans expect them to carry out their duties in a lawful, accountable way, and work with, rather than against, state and local officials to ensure public safety,' the Obamas said. 'That's not what we're seeing in Minnesota. In fact, we're seeing the opposite.' The former first couple said that people across the country have 'been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger residents of a major American City.' 'These unprecedented tactics -- which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless and cruel -- have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens,' the Obamas said. The Obamas accused the Trump administration of 'escalating' the tension in Minneapolis by offering the public explanations of the shootings of Pretti and Renee Good 'that aren't informed by any serious investigation -- and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence.' They went on to say, 'This has to stop. I would hope that after the most recent tragedy, administration officials will reconsider their approach, and start finding ways to work constructively with Governor Walz and Mayor Frey as well as state and local police to avert more chaos and achieve legitimate law enforcement goals.'
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