"So, you said last night, It looks like a situation where an individual arrived on the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement,' Doocy said. Did he say, I'm gonna kill you,' or did he leave a note? How do you know that was his intent? Part of this investigation will be hearing from those agents and officers and people on the ground, Noem answered."
"But we do know that he came to that scene and impeded a law enforcement operation which is against federal law. It's a felony. When he did that interacting with those agents when they tried to get him to disengage can, he became aggressive and resisted them throughout that process. These officers used their training, followed their protocols and were in fear of their lives and the people around them."
"You mentioned the protocol there is an angle of video that we've been playing all morning where it shows an officer removing a weapon either from Alex Pretti's waistband or a holster, and he walks away with the weapon before officers start shooting. It appears that Alex Pretti was disarmed. If he was disarmed, is it the protocol to use deadly force? he asked."
Kristi Noem asserted that agents fired defensive shots because Alex Pretti intended to kill law enforcement and impeded a federal operation, calling such interference a felony. Widely circulated video showed no evidence of Pretti brandishing a weapon before he was shot multiple times. Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy questioned how Noem knew Pretti's intent and whether agents followed protocol after footage appears to show an officer removing Pretti's weapon and walking away. Noem said the investigation will include agent testimony and analysis of every video, and she defended officers' training and protocols.
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