"Bystanders captured on video the moments leading up to when federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 and the immediate aftermath. The videos show several agents wrestling with Pretti on the ground moments before the shooting. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Pretti approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and violently resisted as officers attempted to disarm him."
"One bystander video nearly three minutes in length starts as two people stand near a federal agent who is standing next to an open vehicle door. Whistles and car horns blare. As the person taking the video walks towards the interaction, a man who appears to be Pretti comes into frame. One hand is holding a cellphone horizontally. Pretti is not near the agents, and is waving at other vehicles with a motion that typically is meant to encourage people to drive down the street."
Multiple bystander videos captured moments before and after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. Videos show agents wrestling with Pretti on the ground before the shooting. The Department of Homeland Security said Pretti approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and violently resisted as officers attempted to disarm him. Medics delivered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene. DHS recovered a gun and two ammunition magazines. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino said Pretti intended to do maximum damage. Footage shows Pretti holding a cellphone, waving at vehicles, approaching agents, and leading a bystander toward a snowbank as agents shoved others.
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