"On Saturday in Minneapolis, federal agents surrounded 37-year-old Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who'd been filming them in the street with his phone camera as they conducted the federal government's violent invasion and occupation of the city. Video taken by others on the scene shows that agents pepper-sprayed and tackled Pretti as he attempted to assist a protester whom an agent had shoved to the ground without provocation."
"Pretti, an American citizen, reportedly had been carrying a handgun on his person, which is legal in the state of Minnesota. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told reporters that Pretti was a lawful and permitted gun owner. Video from the scene appears to show one agent disarming Pretti just before another shoots him, meaning that at the time of his summary execution, Pretti was unarmed and pinned to the ground by at least three agents of the federal government."
"Within hours of the murder, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had lied about it, circulating extravagantly false claims that Pretti-whom DHS Secretary Kristi Noem accused of "domestic terrorism"-approached agents intending to "massacre" them and "wanted to do maximum damage," and characterizing the shooting as "defensive shots" by an agent "fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers." Multiple videos from the scene unmistakably show this to be false."
Federal agents surrounded and confronted Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis while he filmed them with his phone. Videos show agents pepper-sprayed and tackled Pretti as he tried to help a protester shoved to the ground. At least three agents held Pretti down while a fourth drew a pistol and fired multiple shots at point-blank range; agents fired at least ten shots within five seconds. Pretti reportedly carried a legal handgun and was identified as a permitted gun owner; video indicates he was disarmed before the fatal shots. The Department of Homeland Security circulated claims that contradict multiple videos from the scene.
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