"Pretti was the second U.S. citizen killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis this month. According to the preliminary assessment, Customs and Border Protection officers said Pretti resisted arrest before two officers shot him. But the assessment makes no mention of Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon as the administration first described the incident. It also appears to more closely match multiple bystander video and witness testimony of the incident."
""The [officer] pushed them both away and one of the females ran to a male, later identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a US citizen. The [officer] attempted to move the woman and Pretti out of the roadway. The woman and Pretti did not move," the review states, adding that the officer then sprayed both with oleoresin capsicum spray, commonly known as pepper spray."
A preliminary government assessment indicates Customs and Border Protection officers said Alex Pretti resisted arrest before two officers shot him. The assessment contains no reference to Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon and appears to align with bystander video and witness testimony. The assessment was based on body-worn camera footage and agency documentation. Officers encountered two women blowing whistles during an enforcement operation; one woman ran to Pretti and officers attempted to move them out of the roadway. An officer sprayed both with oleoresin capsicum spray. CBP officers attempted to take Pretti into custody; he resisted, a struggle ensued, an agent yelled "He's got a gun!" multiple times, and agents discharged their weapons, killing Pretti.
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