Multiple bystanders captured video of the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis on Saturday.Witness footage from the scene near Nicollet Avenue and 26th Street in the city’s Eat Street neighborhood began circulating online in the hours after the shooting.Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him.Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said police believe the man was a “lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.”In videos captured by bystanders that have circulated since the shooting, he is seen holding a phone in his hand, and none of the footage clearly shows him brandishing a weapon.Below are three different angles of the shooting, all recorded by bystanders. Warning: Video is graphic; viewer discretion is advised.Family members have identified the victim as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, an intensive care unit nurse at the Veterans Administration. Pretti was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois. Court records showed he had no criminal record, and his family said he had never had any interactions with law enforcement beyond a handful of traffic tickets.Family members said Pretti owned a handgun and had a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Minnesota. They said they had never known him to carry it.The officer who shot the man is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino said the officer who shot the man had extensive training as a range safety officer and in using less-lethal force.Bovino said in a news conference that Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers were in the area to conduct a “targeted operation,” seeking a man with a criminal history that includes domestic assault, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.The shooting happened amid widespread daily protests in the Twin Cities since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was killed when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fired into her vehicle. Saturday’s shooting unfolded just over a mile away from where Good was shot.
Multiple bystanders captured video of the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis on Saturday.
Witness footage from the scene near Nicollet Avenue and 26th Street in the city’s Eat Street neighborhood began circulating online in the hours after the shooting.
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said police believe the man was a “lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.”
In videos captured by bystanders that have circulated since the shooting, he is seen holding a phone in his hand, and none of the footage clearly shows him brandishing a weapon.
Below are three different angles of the shooting, all recorded by bystanders. Warning: Video is graphic; viewer discretion is advised.
Family members have identified the victim as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, an intensive care unit nurse at the Veterans Administration.
Pretti was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois. Court records showed he had no criminal record, and his family said he had never had any interactions with law enforcement beyond a handful of traffic tickets.
Family members said Pretti owned a handgun and had a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Minnesota. They said they had never known him to carry it.
The officer who shot the man is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino said the officer who shot the man had extensive training as a range safety officer and in using less-lethal force.
Bovino said in a news conference that Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers were in the area to conduct a “targeted operation,” seeking a man with a criminal history that includes domestic assault, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.
The shooting happened amid widespread daily protests in the Twin Cities since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was killed when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fired into her vehicle. Saturday’s shooting unfolded just over a mile away from where Good was shot.
