Obamas say Alex Pretti killing a ‘tragedy’ as calls mount for full investigation

Former US president and first lady say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and federal agents are not operating in lawful way.

 A photograph of 37-year-old Alex Pretti can be seen at a makeshift memorial in the area where he was shot dead by federal immigration agents. Picture: Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images).

Pressure mounted on Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday to fully investigate the previous day’s killing by federal immigration officers of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Calls for an investigation have come from all sides of the political divide after video analysis showed officers had removed from Pretti a handgun he was reportedly permitted to carry – and which he was not handling – before fatally shooting him.