Seven months after Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot and killed by two federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, his family is speaking out to demand accountability.

In their first television interview with ABC News, Pretti's parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, along with his sister, Micayla Pretti, shared their grief and frustration over the Jan. 24 incident. The shooting occurred during a period of heightened federal immigration enforcement, drawing national attention and sparking outrage over the use of deadly force by federal officers.

"We want justice. We want accountability for the people that did this to Alex," Michael Pretti stated in the exclusive interview with George Stephanopoulos. He described his son as an American citizen who cared deeply about his community and believed in fair treatment for everyone, regardless of their background.

Eyewitness video footage appears to show Alex Pretti recording the scene when a federal officer shoved a woman into him. He then seemed to try to help her. The video shows his hands were visible, one holding a phone and the other raised, possibly to shield himself from pepper spray, as he was wrestled to the ground. His legally permitted firearm was removed by an officer before approximately 10 shots were fired, according to the video.

Michael and Susan Pretti discovered their son had been shot while watching news coverage of the incident. Susan Pretti recognized her son's jacket and sunglasses from the footage. "That's how we found out, watching it on TV. Watching our son be shot ten times on TV," Michael Pretti recounted. His mother added that the shots were to his back.

Susan Pretti expressed her lack of surprise that her son would help someone but voiced shock at his death and the lack of a complete explanation or accountability. "What did he do to deserve to be murdered? To be left cold, on the ground, dead, my child? What did he do?" she questioned.

In the aftermath of the shooting, some Trump administration officials, including former Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, made public statements that appeared to blame Alex Pretti, characterizing his actions as potentially intending to harm law enforcement or an act of domestic terrorism.

Michael Pretti commented on these reactions, stating that there seemed to be more effort put into "vilifying him" than in seeking the truth of what happened to his son. The family continues to seek answers and hold those responsible for Alex Pretti's death accountable.