Videos and witness accounts from the Minneapolis shooting are contradicting official statements from authorities. The incident involved a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen who worked as an ICU nurse.
Eyewitnesses claim that Pretti was unarmed when he was shot, while federal officials say he brandished a handgun before being killed. Video footage shows Pretti moving towards the officer without a gun in his hand, and then reaching out to another protester after being shoved by the same officer.
According to multiple witnesses, including a pediatrician who watched from her apartment window, there was no need for violence and that the use of lethal force by the agents was unwarranted. Another witness described seeing Pretti performing CPR on himself before losing consciousness due to four gunshot wounds.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that Pretti "approached" officers with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, but did not clarify whether he brandished it. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara stated that Pretti was a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry, which contradicts the accounts of multiple witnesses who claim Pretti did not have a gun.
The incident has sparked widespread controversy and criticism from local officials, including Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz, who described it as "sickening". The use of force by the Border Patrol agents is being questioned, with many calling for an independent investigation into the matter.
Eyewitnesses claim that Pretti was unarmed when he was shot, while federal officials say he brandished a handgun before being killed. Video footage shows Pretti moving towards the officer without a gun in his hand, and then reaching out to another protester after being shoved by the same officer.
According to multiple witnesses, including a pediatrician who watched from her apartment window, there was no need for violence and that the use of lethal force by the agents was unwarranted. Another witness described seeing Pretti performing CPR on himself before losing consciousness due to four gunshot wounds.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that Pretti "approached" officers with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, but did not clarify whether he brandished it. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara stated that Pretti was a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry, which contradicts the accounts of multiple witnesses who claim Pretti did not have a gun.
The incident has sparked widespread controversy and criticism from local officials, including Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz, who described it as "sickening". The use of force by the Border Patrol agents is being questioned, with many calling for an independent investigation into the matter.
I think what's really disturbing here is how contradictory everything seems. First off, eyewitnesses say Pretti was unarmed, but Homeland Security Secretary Noem says he had a gun on him. Meanwhile, witnesses who actually saw it happen claim there was no need for violence and that the officer shoved Pretti first. It's like they're saying two different things on purpose.
. If we believe the witnesses and video footage, then it seems like Alex Pretti didn't have a gun on him at all, which makes the use of force by the Border Patrol agent super suspicious to me 
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Four gunshot wounds and he was just doing CPR on himself before losing consciousness... it doesn't add up. The fact that we don't know for sure if Pretti had a gun or not is huge, and the fact that Homeland Security Secretary Noem kept mum about it didn't help 
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. Can we please just get some answers?! 
. I don't think we should be believing the official story without more evidence, you know? Like, eyewitnesses are saying one thing and authorities are saying another - it's like they're speaking different languages 
. And what's with the conflicting statements about Pretti having a gun or not? It's just so frustrating 
. An independent investigation is the least they can do right now 
. This whole thing has me feeling super uneasy 
This whole thing just feels so wrong... I mean, a guy's got his life cut short and now we're trying to piece together what really happened? It's like, come on folks! Can't we get some answers without all these conflicting stories? 
I get that everyone has a right to self-defense, but does it really have to be taken this far? The pediatrician who watched from her apartment window said there was no need for violence, and now Pretti is dead.
. i dont think the authorities should be making up stories like this. we need someone to investigate and tell us whats really going on. its not right that a nurse who works with kids got killed by police for doing CPR in self defense...this is just so unacceptable 
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meanwhile witnesses are saying he didn't have one at all 
it's like they're trying to cover something up? 
. Can't we just get some honest answers here without all the backpedaling from authorities?