"Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted the new video of Alex Pretti kicking an ICE vehicle will not change the way his death is being investigated. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot and killed by federal agents last Saturday. At the time of the altercation, Pretti was legally carrying a handgun in his holster. When agents wrestled him to the ground, one of them appeared to remove the firearm from Pretti's holster. Moments later, at least one agent opened fire on the presumably-unarmed Pretti."
"Look, I don't think a single video should change any perception the Department of Justice may or may not have about that tragic occurrence last Saturday. We've said repeatedly over the past week that of course this is something that we're investigating, and that's what we would always do in circumstances like this. And so there's an investigation that's ongoing, which I'm not going to talk about. But just look, the problem is an initial reaction to a particular video, one or another."
A 37-year-old ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, was shot and killed by federal agents after an altercation in which he was legally carrying a holstered handgun. Agents wrestled Pretti to the ground and at least one agent appeared to remove the firearm from his holster before shots were fired. Days later, footage surfaced of a man resembling Pretti confronting law enforcement during an ICE operation, spitting, giving the middle finger, and kicking a tail light before officers subdued him. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the newly surfaced video will not change the ongoing Department of Justice investigation, which will include witness interviews, documentary evidence review, subpoenas if needed, and involvement of the Civil Rights Division experts.
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