"Videos quickly emerged showing the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a Border Patrol agent that has been widely denounced as a case of excessive force carried out by untrained federal officers. The administration says it was a case of an armed man provoking violence. The Associated Press reviewed multiple bystander videos that show a Border Patrol agent shooting and killing 37-year-old Alex Pretti after a roughly 30-second scuffle around 9 a.m. Saturday."
"In the videos, Pretti is seen with only a phone in his hand. None of the footage appears to show him with a weapon. During the scuffle, agents discovered that he was carrying a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun, and they opened fire with several shots. Pretti was licensed to carry a concealed weapon. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said he watched one of the videos, said he saw "more than six masked agents pummeling one of our constituents, shooting him to death.""
Bystander videos depict a Border Patrol agent shooting and killing 37-year-old Alex Pretti after a roughly 30-second scuffle around 9 a.m. Saturday. The administration characterized the incident as defensive, saying an armed man provoked violence, while videos show Pretti holding only a phone during the encounter. Agents discovered a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun during the scuffle and opened fire; Pretti held a license to carry a concealed weapon. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey described masked agents beating and shooting a constituent. Officials called Pretti an attacker, and the incident follows another federal fatal shooting in Minneapolis earlier this month.
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