"An individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here. The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming. Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene."
"Protesters have been clashing with federal agents on the ground in Minneapolis since the shooting, with tear gas being deployed multiple times. Protests were already occurring in the city after 37-year-old Minneapolis mother Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said on Saturday that the video he watched of the shooting showed the pummeling and killing of a constituent. He renewed a call for ICE and federal agents to leave his city."
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Footage showed Pretti tussling with multiple agents before several rounds were fired. Police Chief Brian O'Hara confirmed the deceased was a 37-year-old male and a Minneapolis resident and said Pretti was believed to be a lawful gun owner. DHS said an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, violently resisted attempts to disarm him, and an agent fired defensive shots. Medics rendered aid but the subject was pronounced dead at the scene. Protests erupted and clashed with federal agents, with tear gas deployed and Mayor Jacob Frey calling for federal agents to leave the city and for President Trump to remove the federal presence.
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