US EditionMultiple Outlets Say Video and Witness Accounts Contradict Trump Administration Narrative in Minnesota Shooting
Videos contradict DHS claims by showing Alex Pretti disarmed before being fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer during a federal immigration operation, sparking protests and scrutiny.
- Eyewitness video footage analyzed by multiple outlets including CNN, NBC, CBS, and the Washington Post appears to conflict with the official federal account of the fatal Minneapolis shooting, showing Alex Pretti without a visible weapon during much of the encounter. The videos, captured by bystanders, depict him filming and interacting with agents, and some clips suggest an agent retrieves a gun before the fatal shots are fired, rather than Pretti brandishing one himself.
- Federal officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the Trump administration, said agents acted in self-defense, alleging Pretti approached with a handgun and resisted disarmament. President Trump and White House officials publicly supported that narrative, presenting an image of a recovered firearm as evidence.
- The differing accounts — official statements versus video and witness material — highlight conflicting narratives about what occurred immediately before Pretti was shot, prompting scrutiny and debate about the circumstances of the incident.
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Videos of the time when US federal police officers shot a 37-year-old American in Minneapolis on Saturday seem to contradict the government's version claiming that the victim was trying to violently attack police officers. ...
Video - This 37-year-old nurse was killed, samed, after federal immigration police officers fired at least ten shots.
Several videos filming the ECI intervention show that Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American, was shot by several federal agents. At the time the first shot was heard, the victim did not seem armed.
Videos of the Minneapolis incident Saturday in which a Border Patrol agent shot and killed 37-year-old paramedic and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti show that agents took his legally held firearm before shots were fired. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the Border Patrol agent shot Pretti in self-defense after he drew his gun.
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