"and the videos speak for themselves, O'Hara replied. I think it's deeply concerning the things that are being said. This is an individual that was a city resident. It appears that he was present, exercising his First Amendment rights to record law enforcement activity and also exercising his Second Amendment rights to lawfully be armed in a public space in the city."
"So I think very obviously, there are serious questions that are being raised. And I think the greater issue is, even if there is an investigation that ultimately proves that at the time of the shooting it was legally justified, I don't think that even matters at this point, because there just- there is so much outrage and concern around what is happening in the city."
A Border Patrol agent shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis while Pretti was recording law enforcement and openly carrying a firearm. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said he reviewed video and that the footage raises serious questions, noting Pretti appeared to be exercising First Amendment rights to record and Second Amendment rights to lawfully bear arms in public. O'Hara expressed deep concern about federal claims that Pretti assaulted agents and stated that even a finding of legal justification would not alleviate the widespread outrage. O'Hara cited this shooting as one of several recent deadly incidents contributing to public alarm.
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