Angel Reese writes 'Praying for our country' in post after Border Patrol shooting in Minnesota

Fox News correspondent Garrett Tenney reports from a Minneapolis federal building that has been one of the ‘central points’ for protests on ‘Fox Report.’ 

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese posted "Praying for our country" on X Saturday.

Reese did not specify what she was referring to in the post. But it was sent during widespread national debate after a man was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis Saturday. 

Reese has not often commented on political matters but did speak out after President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, expressing disappointment in the result. 

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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese dribbles against the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter at Target Center.  (Brad Rempel/Imagn Images)

"Woke up speechless….," Reese wrote in one X post, later adding, "I’m so disappointed in America….Some of you just couldn’t selfishly put your pride aside huh??!?!?" and "As a woman, I’m heartbroken for us all."

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse, was shot during an immigration enforcement operation early Saturday targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history including domestic assault for intentional conflict bodily harm, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license.

Department of Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached Border Patrol agents while armed with a 9 mm pistol and "violently resisted" when they attempted to disarm him. Medics immediately delivered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the site of the shooting.

After the shooting, approximately 200 agitators arrived and began to "obstruct and assault law enforcement," leading to crowd control measures, according to