Video recorded by another witness, who was standing behind Pretti,
obtained by Drop Site News, showed that Pretti continued recording the immigration enforcement operation on his phone, as other observers blew their whistles and honked their horns, and appeared to direct traffic so that cars could pass the scene.
A higher-resolution copy of the same clip,
posted online by Minnesota Public Radio, showed that Pretti then stepped in to defend another observer who was shoved to the ground by a federal officer. That officer sprayed Pretti with a chemical agent, repeatedly, before tackling him to the street along with two other agents.
In a scene recorded by at least two other witnesses – one further up the street, whose footage was
obtained by the Associated Press, and another inside Glam Doll Donuts across the street, whose video was
posted on Facebook – seven agents quickly surrounded Pretti. As they held him down, and hit him, one officer in jeans and a grey jacket reached down toward Pretti’s lower back and then stepped away with what appeared to be a gun. At that moment, one of the agents shouted: “Gun! Gun!”
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Footage appears to show moment Alex Pretti is shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis – video
Less than a second later, another agent drew a gun and appeared to fire a shot at Pretti from close range. As the agents stepped back, another officer pointed a gun at Pretti, and a volley of 10 more shots rang out.
