Videos of a January 13 altercation between Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, and federal immigration agents have resurfaced, shedding new light on the circumstances surrounding his death on January 24. The footage shows Pretti kicking out the tail light of a vehicle belonging to the ICE, prompting federal officers to forcefully take him down.
Pretti is seen shouting an expletive at the agents as he struggles with them on the ground. In one instance, it appears that he breaks free or the officers let him go, allowing him to scurry away. A handgun visible in his waistband is never shown to be used by Pretti, but it's unclear if the federal agents saw it.
The videos were confirmed by a person familiar with the incident as being related to Pretti and had been shared with his family prior to his death. The altercation has reignited debate over Pretti's killing, with some claiming that the officers' response was justified while others argue that it was excessive.
Pretti's parents have hired an attorney who describes the earlier confrontation as a violent assault by ICE agents, stating that nothing justifies their actions in shooting Pretti on January 24. Homeland Security Investigations is reviewing the new videos and incident.
In contrast to previous claims made by Trump administration officials, which stated Pretti had approached officers with a gun and attacked them, multiple videos show him never brandishing his gun or assaulting any officer. The incident occurred near where Pretti was videoing immigration officers on Saturday when he was fatally shot in the back while lying on the ground.
The two videos of the earlier altercation were obtained by The Associated Press from different sources and appear to show a more complex scenario than initially described. While one video captures Pretti kicking at the tail light, shattering it, before being taken down by officers, another shows him yelling at federal vehicles and appearing to spit at them.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about police accountability and use of force in high-profile cases.
Pretti is seen shouting an expletive at the agents as he struggles with them on the ground. In one instance, it appears that he breaks free or the officers let him go, allowing him to scurry away. A handgun visible in his waistband is never shown to be used by Pretti, but it's unclear if the federal agents saw it.
The videos were confirmed by a person familiar with the incident as being related to Pretti and had been shared with his family prior to his death. The altercation has reignited debate over Pretti's killing, with some claiming that the officers' response was justified while others argue that it was excessive.
Pretti's parents have hired an attorney who describes the earlier confrontation as a violent assault by ICE agents, stating that nothing justifies their actions in shooting Pretti on January 24. Homeland Security Investigations is reviewing the new videos and incident.
In contrast to previous claims made by Trump administration officials, which stated Pretti had approached officers with a gun and attacked them, multiple videos show him never brandishing his gun or assaulting any officer. The incident occurred near where Pretti was videoing immigration officers on Saturday when he was fatally shot in the back while lying on the ground.
The two videos of the earlier altercation were obtained by The Associated Press from different sources and appear to show a more complex scenario than initially described. While one video captures Pretti kicking at the tail light, shattering it, before being taken down by officers, another shows him yelling at federal vehicles and appearing to spit at them.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about police accountability and use of force in high-profile cases.
ICE agents are literally getting roasted online for their reaction 
i mean we already knew they messed up with pretti's death but these videos show them being super aggressive from the get go 
and that gunshot story was totally made up 
so yeah it's time to hold those agents accountable 
ICE agents gettin' served 
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... Like, what's really going on with this Alex Pretti guy? First, he's all calm and peaceful, just filming some immigration officers, and then BAM! Next thing you know, he's being brutalized by them and shot in the back 
. Trump's people said he had a gun and attacked the officers, but these videos show nothing like that happening 
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. I'm gonna keep digging into this and see if I can uncover any more secrets 
. Mark my words, there's more to this story than meets the eye 
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, and these ice agents just lose it? no way should they have responded like that... the fact that they said he was approaching them with a gun when really he never even showed one, is just ridiculous 
. I mean, Pretti was a nurse, for crying out loud! He's got every right to be upset if they're harassing him and his family on camera 
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. I'm not saying Pretti was entirely justified in his actions, but maybe we should be trying to understand what was going through his mind at the time rather than just demonizing the officers 
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. And can you believe they were hiding the fact that he never even pulled the gun? That's some serious red flag right there 
. Now the videos are showing a more nuanced side of what happened, and I'm glad we're getting closer to the truth 
. It's just so frustrating when our justice system isn't working properly, and it feels like no one is holding anyone accountable 
. We need to keep pushing for better accountability and change in these situations 
. The fact that his parents are saying he was in a violent assault is super believable to me, but it's also hard to see him yelling and spitting at those officers 
. These new vids showing Alex Pretti kicking out the tail light of an ICE vehicle are just one side of the story... what about the rest? 
! I'm so confused about what happened. Pretti didn't even have his gun out, but they still shot him anyway 
the fact that he's got a gun on him and yet nothin' happens is wild... and them officers are super aggressive, it's like they're tryin' to hurt him instead of subdue him... 
I don't think it's cool how his parents are sayin' the whole thing was just a violent assault by ICE agents... 
I guess what I'm tryin' to say is that we need more info before we can really judge this situation and how it went down... 
that's what needs to be questioned 
We need to know more about what happened before he got shot 
seems pretty intense to me...and why is everyone making up stories about him pulling out his gun?? that's just crazy talk...i'm so confused by all this...can someone explain to me what's going on again? 
and what really gets me is how we're still debating whether these officers were justified in shooting him 
because it's clear from those videos that Pretti wasn't even armed when he was shot 