"Pretti, an ICU nurse, had come to the aid of a woman whom agents knocked down before ICE members turned their attention to him wrestling him to the ground and pummeling him with their fists. One of the agents then grabbed what appeared to be a holster with a gun from Pretti's waist; multiple reports indicated that he had a license to carry the weapon in Minnesota. After the gun was taken, multiple ICE agents fired shots at Pretti, killing him."
"The videos contradicted multiple narratives from the Department of Homeland Security, its secretary, Kristi Noem, and others who claimed that Pretti had confronted them first with a gun and threatened the agents' lives. However, the released videos do not appear to show Pretti holding a firearm; instead, the weapon appears to be concealed in his waistband. Local police say Pretti has no criminal history aside from traffic violations and did have a permit for the weapon, as required by state law."
Hundreds of New Yorkers marched in Lower Manhattan amid arctic temperatures to demand an end to escalating ICE operations after Minneapolis agents shot and killed Alex Pretti. Pretti, an ICU nurse, intervened to help a woman who had been knocked down, was wrestled to the ground, and was pummelled by agents before an apparent holster was removed from his waist. Multiple agents then fired, killing him. Released videos do not appear to show Pretti holding a firearm; local police say he had a permit and no criminal history beyond traffic violations. Elected officials denounced the slaying and called for dismantling ICE.
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