US citizen shot, killed by federal agents in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS - A man who was shot by federal agents Saturday morning in Minneapolis has died, federal and local authorities say. KSTP news reported the incident happened just after 9 a.m. A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said agents were conducting immigration enforcement when a man approached agents with a gun. When agents tried to disarm him, he “violently resisted.” One of the agents fired “defensive shots,” and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon that appears to match the firearm the Department of Homeland Security says Pretti possessed. A federal officer wearing a gray jacket is seen retrieving a gun from Alex Pretti's waistband and walking away from the scrum. Officers can be heard shouting “he’s got a gun” when…
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