US EditionMultiple Outlets Say Video and Witness Accounts Contradict Trump Administration Narrative in Minnesota Shooting
The shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents during a Minneapolis immigration operation sparked protests amid conflicting accounts about whether he was armed, officials said.
- On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti Jeffrey Pretti, 37, an intensive-care unit nurse, after a roughly 30-second scuffle in south Minneapolis, and videos of the encounter circulated quickly amid protests.
- Bystander videos analyzed by CNN, NBC, and CBS show that agents confront Pretti, who holds a phone and not a weapon, wrestle him and remove his holstered firearm, then over 10 shots ring out.
- Local and state leaders immediately condemned the killing as Democratic officials criticized the shooting and President Donald Trump renewed threats to send troops to Minnesota.
- This marks the third immigration-officer shooting in about three weeks, increasing scrutiny after Homeland Security accounts were contradicted and DOJ blocked a joint BCA inquiry earlier this month.
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