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Trump news at a glance: Pretti killing a ‘wake-up call’ say Obamas as Clinton urges Americans to speak out

Former president Barack Obama
Former president Barack Obama has described the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis as a ‘heartbreaking tragedy’. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Democratic ex-presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have spoken out against the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis, the second person to be shot dead by federal immigration officers in the city this month.

In a statement released on Sunday, Obama and his wife, Michelle, described the killing of Alex Pretti as “a heartbreaking tragedy” and “a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault”.

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