"On Jan. 24, federal law enforcement agents shot and killed Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. In the hours that followed, the Trump administration moved aggressively to frame the killing as a narrowly averted attack on law enforcement. President Donald Trump, his deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, and Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino described Pretti as a would-be assassin, a domestic terrorist, and someone intent on causing maximum damage and massacring federal agents with a handgun."
"Video taken moments before the shooting shows Pretti filming agents with his phone as they approach. His right hand holds the device. His left hand is raised, palm visible, as he backs away. An agent forcefully shoves him backward as he continues retreating. There is no visible weapon in his hands. There is no forward movement toward agents."
Federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse, during an immigration enforcement operation on Jan. 24. Administration officials, including the president and senior aides, characterized Pretti as a would-be assassin and domestic terrorist intent on massacring agents. The Department of Homeland Security asserted that Pretti approached agents armed, resisted disarmament, and forced officers to shoot in self-defense. Multiple videos show Pretti filming agents with his phone, his left palm visible, backing away while an agent shoves him, and no visible weapon or forward motion toward agents. Footage shows agents struggling with Pretti on the ground and an agent later holding a handgun.
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