"Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse, was shot multiple times and killed by ICE agents on Saturday during an altercation in Minneapolis. Countless figures from President Donald Trump's White House, including key members of the Department of Homeland Security, have pointed to the fact that Pretti was armed with a handgun on his waist to make the claim that he intended to massacre the agents and that they were acting in self-defense."
"In the available footage of the incident, Pretti's handgun which he was legally permitted to carry appeared to be removed by an agent in the scuffle. It wasn't until after Pretti was disarmed that the shooting started. In Dale's piece, he noted how DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's rhetoric shifted as more evidence emerged. On Saturday, for example, she accused Pretti of attacking agents. The next day, however, she was more careful with her words."
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse, was shot multiple times and killed by ICE agents during an altercation in Minneapolis. Administration figures claimed Pretti intended to massacre agents because he was armed with a handgun on his waist. Available footage shows Pretti holding a phone while recording agents, with his other hand empty, and that his legally carried handgun remained in his waistband until an agent removed it during a scuffle. The shooting began after Pretti was disarmed. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem shifted from saying Pretti attacked agents to saying he was laying hands on them. Administration officials declined to repeat the brandishing claim and at least one official deferred to DHS and prosecutors.
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