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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese posted “Praying for Our Country” on Saturday X.
Reese did not specify what he was referring to in the post. But it was sent during a wide-ranging national debate after a man was shot and killed by a Border Patrol Agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Reese does not typically comment on political matters, but he did speak after President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, expressing his disappointment in the outcome.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese dribbles against the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter at Target Center. (Brad Rempel/Image Images)
“I woke up speechless…” Reese wrote in an and “As a woman, I am heartbroken for all of us.”
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse, was shot during a immigration control operation early Saturday morning directed at José Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal record that includes domestic assault for intentional bodily harm, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.
Department of Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached Border Patrol Agents while he was armed with a 9 mm pistol and “violently resisted” when they tried to disarm him. Medics immediately rendered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
After the shooting, approximately 200 agitators arrived and began “obstructing and assaulting law enforcement,” leading to crowd control measures, according to DHS.
He Minneapolis Police Department He asked the population to remain calm after Saturday’s shooting.
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“We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal officers 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 follow the city’s social media channels for updates,” the Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement to Pak Gazette Digital.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a news conference that an “unlawful assembly” was taking place in the area of the shooting and urged the public to avoid it.
“Our demand today is that federal agencies operating in our city do so with the same discipline, humanity and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country requires. We urge everyone to remain peaceful,” O’Hara said.
O’Hara said there was an emergency call for all sworn personnel to return to duty to handle the situation.
While MPD is leading the charge, it is getting help from the Minnesota State Patrol and the sheriffs of Hennepin and Ramsey counties, O’Hara said.
Suburban cities have helped MPD handle the influx of 911 calls. He added that the fire department was working with police to “ensure that two small fires that started in the area were safely extinguished.”
Tensions between federal immigration authorities and agitators in Minnesota have been high since the Jan. 7 shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent. His death sparked a wave of protests across the country and raised questions about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
