Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was filmed being forcefully restrained by US immigration agents during a Minneapolis protest, 11 days before he was fatally shot by Border Patrol officers. The videos show Pretti kicking a vehicle’s tail light and struggling with officers but do not indicate he posed a threat with a visible handgun in his waistband. His lawyer argues that the earlier altercation does not justify his killing, as Pretti was shot while holding a phone and not brandishing the weapon. The incident has reignited debates over police conduct and the circumstances surrounding Pretti’s death.
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