"Minneapolis - The air above Nicollet Avenue was filled with tear gas and mist from demonstrators' breath on the morning of Saturday, January 24, after a group of masked federal agents gunned down 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti, who had stopped to record an arrest in progress. After the Trump administration sicced thousands of federal immigration agents on the Twin Cities, Pretti's murder came as little surprise to Minneapolis's residents."
"There was little consternation from the Trump administration about Pretti's death. On Sunday, January 25, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in a press briefing, "This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and kill law enforcement." Accounts offered by federal officials differ wildly from video evidence and eyewitness accounts. Pretti approached officers holding only his cellphone in his hand, filming their arrest of an unidentified individual. After one of the masked federal agents shoved a woman, Pretti attempted to intervene before agents slammed him to the ground. According to the Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Brian O'Hara, Pretti held a permit to carry a concealed weapon."
Masked federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Nicollet Avenue on January 24 after he stopped to record an arrest, prompting tear gas and street demonstrations. The federal deployment followed thousands of immigration agents sent to the Twin Cities, and residents linked Pretti's killing to a prior ICE officer shooting on January 7. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem described the incident as an attempted attack on law enforcement. Federal accounts differ from bystander video and eyewitness testimony, which show Pretti pinned by multiple officers with his hands in front while an officer reached into his waistband.
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