Angel Reese posts ‘Praying for our country’ after Minneapolis shooting

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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese posted on Saturday X titled “Praying for our country.”
Reese did not specify what she was referring to in the post. But the message was sent amid widespread national debate following the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer. Border Patrol agent Saturday in Minneapolis.
Reese did not often comment on political issues, but spoke out after President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, expressing disappointment in the outcome.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese dribbles the ball against the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter at Target Center. (Brad Rempel/Imagn Images)
“I woke up speechless…..” Reese wrote in an and “As a woman, I feel so sorry for all of us.”
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and critical care nurse, was shot during an operation. Immigration enforcement operation early Saturday It targets Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history that includes domestic assault due to intentional conflict, causing bodily harm, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid driver’s license.
Department of Homeland Security officials said Pretti was approaching Border Patrol agents While he was armed with a 9mm pistol, they “violently resisted” when they tried to disarm him. Paramedics immediately provided aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
Following the confrontation, approximately 200 agitators arrived and began “obstructing and attacking law enforcement,” according to DHS, which led to crowd control measures being taken.
Minneapolis Police Department He asked the public to remain calm following the shooting on Saturday.
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“We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave. We are working to confirm additional details. We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area. Please monitor the city’s social media channels for updates,” the Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement to Fox News Digital. he said.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a press conference that an “illegal assembly” was taking place in the area where the attack took place and called on the public to avoid it.
“Our demand today is that the federal agencies operating in our city do so with the discipline, humanity, and integrity required of effective law enforcement in this country. We urge everyone to remain peaceful,” O’Hara said. he said.
O’Hara said all sworn personnel were immediately called to duty to address the situation.
While MPD is leading the charge, it has assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Hennepin and Ramsey County sheriffs, O’Hara said.
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Suburban towns assisted MPD in handling 911 calls. He added that the fire service was working with police to “ensure the safe extinguishing of two small fires that started in the area.”
Tensions between federal immigration enforcement and agitators in Minnesota have been high since the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent on Jan. 7. His death sparked a wave of protests across the country and raised questions about the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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