Rift at influential Silicon Valley venture firm shows tech’s divide over ICE shooting

Heated political rhetoric over the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis on ‍Saturday spilled into Silicon Valley as partners at an influential venture firm distanced themselves from a colleague who defended the killing.

The death of ⁠37-year-old Alex Pretti was one of five shootings this month involving federal agents conducting immigration enforcement, including the fatal shooting of Minnesota woman Renee Good. At least six immigrants have died this month in federal immigration detention, an unusually rapid pace.