"Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier. Family members identified the man who was killed as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who protested President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in his city. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and protesters clashed with federal officers, who wielded batons and deployed flash bangs."
"Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation and fired "defensive shots" after a man with a handgun approached them and "violently resisted" when they tried to disarm him. In bystander videos of the shooting that emerged soon after, Pretti is seen with a phone in his hand but none appears to show him with a visible weapon."
A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, prompting Democrats to demand removal of federal immigration officers and drawing hundreds of protesters into frigid streets. Family members identified the victim as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who had protested immigration enforcement. Protesters clashed with federal officers who used batons and flash bangs. The Minnesota National Guard assisted local police at the governor's direction. DHS said officers fired "defensive shots" after a man with a handgun approached and "violently resisted" disarmament, while bystander video showed Pretti holding a phone with no visible weapon.
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