"Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA, was fatally shot on Jan. 24. Shortly afterwards, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called Pretti a domestic terrorist; other Trump administration officials also made comments accusing him of brandishing his weapon and intending to kill or massacre federal agents, among other unfounded claims. Video evidence taken by several bystanders, reviewed in frame-by-frame detail by multiple media outlets, contradicted these claims."
"Pretti's shooting, coming just days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good, sparked nationwide protests and growing calls for the agents who shot him to be criminally investigated. The victims are the Border Patrol agents, Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino told CNN's Dana Bash the day after the shooting. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The suspect put himself in that situation. Shortly thereafter, Bovino was reassigned from Minneapolis, ousted from his position, and sent back to California."
Two federal agents, Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, shot and killed Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse employed by the VA, was holding only a cell phone and had a permit to carry a firearm; he never drew the gun. Video footage reviewed frame-by-frame contradicted official claims that he brandished a weapon or intended to attack. An agent located Pretti's holstered gun while multiple agents restrained him and removed it before another agent fired at Pretti's back. The shooting followed a recent ICE killing, prompted nationwide protests, and raised calls for criminal investigation. CBP initially withheld agent identities before records identified Ochoa and Gutierrez.
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