Ex-NRA Spox Dana Loesch Tells CBS She Has A Lot of Questions' About Alex Pretti Shooting

"I've got questions why was there a need for lethal force? Loesch said. I want to know what the officers thought because obviously they thought their lives were in danger. Loesch said video from the scene suggests Pretti was disarmed by one of the Border Patrol officers he was fighting, but that she wants there to be a full investigation before damning or exonerating the agents."

"The clips from the scene are chaotic and make it difficult to really know what happened, Loesch said. She told co-host Vladimir Duthiers early in the segment that President Donald Trump's administration has a duty to be careful with how it talks about the shooting. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino over the weekend said Pretti intended to massacre immigration agents, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made a similar comment about Pretti aiming to kill agents."

"But Loesch said there was a key difference in this situation that must be acknowledged I really want people to pay attention to this: at no point was I ever detained nor was I shot at or was I involved in any kind of altercation with law enforcement, because I did not insert myself into any kind of federal investigation. She continued by saying federal law prohibited carrying a weapon while impeding a law enforcement operation."

Questions were raised about why lethal force was used in Alex Pretti's shooting and what officers perceived regarding threats to their lives. Scene video appears to show Pretti was disarmed by a Border Patrol officer he was fighting, yet a full investigation was requested before condemning or exonerating agents. The recorded clips are chaotic and make determining events difficult. Officials publicly characterized Pretti as intending to massacre or kill immigration agents. Approaching officers while carrying a 9mm gun is not necessarily criminal, but federal law prohibits carrying a weapon while impeding an investigation, and inserting oneself into a federal operation can escalate into tragic outcomes.

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