"Dr. Dimitri Drekonja said that the two had worked together for years. Mr. Pretti was capable, competent and friendly, he said, the kind of person who cared deeply about his work and his patients.
“'He was a really great colleague and a really great friend,’ he said. 'The default look on his face was a smile.'
"The two chatted regularly about mountain biking, one of Mr. Pretti’s passions.”
…
‘"Mr. Pretti loved to bike the trails around Minneapolis."
—"Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
Shot and killed by immigration agents on a Minneapolis street, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/alex-jeffrey-pretti-was-an-icu-nurse-at-the-va-hospital.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.SJE0.bXX0bkh7PgG8&smid=url-share
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