Alex Prettiβs Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation NYT - Home Page By: Ernesto LondoΓ±o and Jack Healy 27 October 2026 at 18:20 The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January said on Tuesday that the government had ignored and misled them. Β© Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesSteven Schleicher, a lawyer for Michael and Susan Pretti, Alex Prettiβs parents, appeared with them at a news conference in Minneapolis.