"As the videos begin, Pretti can be seen filming as a federal agent pushes away one woman and shoves another woman to the ground. Pretti moves between the agent and the women, then raises his left arm to shield himself as the agent pepper sprays him. Several agents then take hold of Pretti - who struggles with them - and force him onto his hands and knees."
"Video footage then appears to show one of the agents removing a gun from Pretti and stepping away from the group with it. Moments later, an officer with a handgun pointed at Pretti's back fires four shots at him in quick succession, footage shows. Several more shots can then be heard as another agent appears to fire at Pretti. The agents initially all back away from Pretti's body on the road. Some agents then seem to offer medical assistance to Pretti as he lies on the ground, as other agents keep bystanders back."
Homeland Security characterized the incident as an attack and said a Border Patrol agent fired in self-defence after a man approached with a handgun and resisted disarm attempts. Bystander videos show the man, identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, holding a phone, not a gun, while trying to help protesters pushed to the ground. Videos show agents pepper-spraying Pretti, wrestling him to his hands and knees, and an agent removing a gun from him. Footage then shows an officer firing multiple shots at Pretti's back, with other agents firing. Agents later offered medical assistance and backed away. The mayor and governor demanded an end to the immigration operation, and the former president accused local leaders of inciting insurrection.
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