US EditionKilling Scrambles Second Amendment Politics
Federal immigration agents shot Alex Pretti during a Minneapolis operation; Human Rights Watch found no evidence of an imminent threat despite 10 shots fired, raising investigation concerns.
- On January 24, US Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse and U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis; it was the second federal immigration killing there this month.
- Amid a surge of federal agents to Minnesota, the operation has drawn national protest as Immigration and Customs Enforcement enforcement spread fear and sparked widespread protests.
- Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified eight videos showing Alex Pretti filming US Border Patrol agents, being shoved, sprayed with a chemical irritant, struck with a small canister, restrained, and shot, counting 10 shots fired.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent said DHS agents blocked BCA access despite a warrant, a federal judge barred DHS from altering evidence on January 24, and at least six federal prosecutors and one FBI agent resigned amid investigatory disputes.
- Lawmakers and advocates urged United States Congress to hold oversight hearings and tie DHS funding to safeguards, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended the shooting, saying Pretti `reacted violently`.
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Minneapolis shooting scrambles Second Amendment politics
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti, the second person killed this month by a federal officer in Minneapolis, as responsible for his own…
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