"A CBS News analysis of footage of the Alex Pretti shooting concluded that there's a sharp contrast between what Trump officials say and what video shows. Those officials including a Cabinet secretary, a top White House official and top law enforcement officials have alleged, without providing evidence, that 37-year-old Alex Pretti wanted to murder agents. They claimed that he attacked agents, despite video evidence to the contrary. They questioned his legal right to carry a concealed weapon. And they asserted that Pretti received immediate care for his wounds, though a witness said otherwise, noted CBS before diving into the video."
"The first false claim tackled by the analysis is the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) assertion that Pretti approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and violently resisted when the officers attempted to disarm him. The video shows him holding a cell phone, an agent taking a gun secured by Pretti's waist, and a shot at Pretti being fired shortly thereafter."
"The next, courtesy of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, is that Pretti attacked the officers. CBS found that Pretti was directing traffic and not interacting with federal officers until a woman nearby was knocked down by an officer. After Pretti helped her up, an officer is seen spraying him in the face with a chemical irritant while other officers surrounded him and dragged him to the ground."
Footage of the confrontation shows Alex Pretti holding a cell phone when an agent removed a gun secured at his waist and a shot was fired shortly afterward. Pretti had been directing traffic and did not interact with federal officers until an officer knocked down a nearby woman; after he helped her up, an officer sprayed him in the face with a chemical irritant while others surrounded and dragged him to the ground. Multiple federal and White House officials alleged without evidence that Pretti wanted to murder agents, attacked officers, was a domestic terrorist, and received immediate medical aid.
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