Parents of Shooting Victim Speak Out

On Tuesday’s segment of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Alex Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, along with his sister, Micayla, discussed their son’s tragic shooting in Minneapolis on January 24 with George Stephanopoulos.

Stephanopoulos asked, “Why speak out now, after seven months?”

Michael Pretti responded, “We need to clarify what happened to Alex that day. The videos show a lot, but we are seeking justice and accountability for those responsible.”

He emphasized, “He was a good man—a great kid—who genuinely cared for his community. Minneapolis mattered to him. He believed everyone should be treated fairly, regardless of their background.”

Stephanopoulos inquired about Alex’s motivations for being at the protest.

Michael Pretti clarified, “He wasn’t protesting. We want to make that very clear. On the day he was killed, he was just an observer, which is why he had his phone.”

He expressed his shock, saying, “We watched it on TV and thought, that’s our son. They killed him. No one even called us.”

He added, “We discovered it while watching, seeing our son shot in the back ten times while trying to help someone being attacked, with tear gas being deployed.”

Susan Pretti mention, “He had a camera in one hand and his other hand raised.”

She continued, “I wasn’t surprised he helped someone. My disbelief lies in the fact that he was murdered, and not a single person has fully come forward with the truth, nor has anyone been held accountable. It’s been seven months.”

Michael Pretti said, “It feels like there’s been more effort to vilify him than to pursue justice or conduct a proper investigation.”

Stephanopoulos noted that Stephen Miller labeled Alex with terms like ‘assassin’ and ‘domestic terrorist,’ with some of those statements still circulating online.

Susan Pretti responded, “Yes, we still hear those words used about our child—an individual simply observing something that shouldn’t be happening in today’s America. Why did he deserve to be murdered? Left cold on the ground, lifeless—what did he do?”