Footage shows the moments before 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by US immigration agents in Minneapolis during an enforcement operation on January 24.
is investigating whether an errant shot from Alex Pretti ’s handgun — after it was taken off of him — caused Border Patrol agents As a result of the accidental discharge, which happened while the gun was in a Border agent’s hand, other officers may have believed their lives were in danger — resulting in the split-second decision to“It was 100% an accidental discharge by the agent that relieved that person of their weapon.
Because everyone’s guns were out, they think that there’s a shooting,” one source said.Jet crashes upside-down at Bangor airport leaving 7 dead and 1 survivor — with chilling message heard in final momentPretty has put himself between the federal agents and a woman who was being pepper sprayed, video from the scene shows.that one shot appeared to come from Pretti’s gun after a Border Agent grabbed it from his waistband and was walking away with it. That shot resulted in other agents — at least one of whom had drawn his weapon at that point — to open fire about 10 times.said the agents involved were overworked and not trained to deal with protesters — or the types of confrontations that are regularly happening with ICE Watch protesters in Minneapolis. “None of those agents should’ve had their gun out. It’s a confluence of them being asked to do enforcement work that they are not trained for,” a source said.The source also warned of the threat to morale of the DHS officers, who are now having to act both as immigration officials and local police.“There are very mixed feelings internally about what’s going on, and they do not want to, nor are they prepared to do both protest, enforcement, and management, plus street-level enforcement like this,” the source said. It comes as President Trump sent Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota amid ongoing violent clashes between ICE officers and protesters. So far, the administration is sticking by Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who is increasingly under fire from Dems over his handling of operations in Minneapolis and claims about Pretti after the shooting. “Homan is simply going there to assess what is going on. It does not indicate one way or another lack of confidence in or Bovino. They love Bovino,” the source added.Inside O.J. Simpson's daughter's no-frills life after fleeing haunting LA past Jet crashes upside-down at Bangor airport leaving 7 dead and 1 survivor -- with chilling message heard in final momentInside Skims’ Valentine’s Day Shop: Bedazzled butterfly thongs, pom-pom thongs and cheeky cutouts Tom Brady dons diamond watch worth more than a quarter-million dollars for Patriots vs. Broncos championship game ‘Violated’ Taylor Swift fuming over release of private texts as she’s dragged into Blake Lively’s legal drama: reportOscar Nominations 2026: See the Full List of Academy Awards NomineesPretti speaking with a federal officer on Saturday before the shooting.
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