"Politics "Here we are celebrating 250 years of American history, and we've got a federal administration that's ready to throw out the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Fourth Amendment," Healey said. In response to the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis this weekend, Gov. Maura Healey condemned the actions of federal officials in the killing and efforts to smear the public's knowledge of the victim with "lies, absolute lies.""
"Minnesota and federal officials have shared conflicting accounts of what led to the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, on Saturday in Minneapolis where tensions are already high amid protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, the Associated Press reported. Videos from bystanders of Pretti's encounter with federal agents have also called into question statements from the Trump administration about agents firing "defensively" in the situation, according to the AP, which also reviewed the footage."
"In approaching the situation "as a prosecutor, as a former attorney general, as somebody who investigated police-involved shootings and other criminal matters," Healey decried what she saw as "immediate efforts to smear Alex Pretti and who he was." "We saw lies, absolute lies," she said. "Look at the videos. We saw lies. And now more has come out." She called out FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who have come under fire for comments about the Second Amendment."
A 37-year-old intensive care nurse, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot in Minneapolis amid high tensions from protests over immigration enforcement. Minnesota and federal officials offered conflicting accounts of the encounter between Pretti and federal agents. Bystander videos have raised questions about claims that agents fired only in self-defense. Governor Maura Healey strongly criticized federal officials, labeled attempts to smear Pretti as lies, and framed her response through her experience investigating police-involved shootings. Healey also singled out FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi over related comments about the Second Amendment.
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