New Video Shows Alex Pretti Violently Attacking, Destroying Equipment on ICE Vehicle Days Before Shooting
Video shared on social media Wednesday appeared to show Alex Pretti getting into a confrontation with federal immigration enforcement agents more than a week before he was shot during a skirmish with officers.
Pretti, 37, reportedly had a gun on his person when he was shot Saturday.
The News Movement posted the video crediting the BBC’s facial recognition software for identifying it as Pretti with a 97 percent degree of accuracy at the earlier incident on Jan. 13.
The narrator of the video said that his team of reporters had received a tip that the federal officers were blocking an intersection in Minneapolis.
The footage showed a man, who was apparently Pretti, screaming at federal agents inside an SUV. As they started to drive away, the man kicked the vehicle’s taillight multiple times, causing it to break loose.
Agents then got out of their vehicles, grabbed the man, and pushed him to the ground. However, they ultimately let him go.
“The man in our footage is wearing a similar outfit to what Pretti was wearing on the day he was killed. What appears to be a gun is also visible above his waistband,” the narrator noted.
NewsNation host Katie Pavlich, who is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment, posted on X in response to the video, “You have a right to carry a firearm and peacefully protest. You do not have a right to carry a firearm and commit crimes.”
The crimes she was referring to were ostensibly attacking federal officers and damaging government property.
