Footage Contradicts Trump Administration’s Account Of Minneapolis Shooting Of Alex Pretti

Video footage circulating online of the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis appears to contradict claims by the Trump administration that the man posed a violent threat to federal officers.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said after the incident on Saturday that Alex Pretti had approached US Border Patrol agents armed with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and had “violently resisted" when officers tried to disarm him.

Officials, however, did not clarify whether Pretti was holding a gun at the time he was shot.

Video clips widely shared by American media outlets, though News18 could not independently verify the authenticity of the video., show a markedly different sequence of events. In the footage, Pretti appears to be holding a mobile phone, filming immigration agents on a snow-lined street while also directing traffic.