GoFundMe benefiting Alex Pretti’s family raises over $1 million

A GoFundMe campaign for the family of Alex Pretti has swiftly surpassed its $20,000 fundraising goal and reached over $1 million. 

“This fundraiser is intended to support the loved ones he leaves behind with immediate and ongoing needs,” the fundraiser page said. 

The fundraiser was started without having a next-of-kin identified, but an update said organizers had reached Pretti’s father and made him the beneficiary of the donations. 

“Thank you to everyone who has been so generous either donating or sharing the fundraiser — you are what America can look like at our best,” Keith Edwards, the organizer, said. 

The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed by Border Patrol agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis. Pretti encountered federal agents while they were detaining another individual and approached