Footage shows altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed | First Thing
New video shows the Minneapolis ICU nurse being tackled by federal agents in a previous confrontation. Plus, is this the end of gentle parenting?
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Footage emerged on Wednesday of a previous altercation between Alex Pretti and federal agents, 11 days before federal officers fatally shot the ICU nurse in Minneapolis.
Trump administration officials initially claimed Pretti was brandishing" a gun when he was killed - is that true? No, video evidence directly contradicts this claim. Footage from his killing on 24 January shows Pretti holding a phone, not a gun. Pretti, who state officials have confirmed had a license to carry his firearm, had been disarmed before the first shots were fired.
Did he have a gun on 13 January? There appears to be a gun in his waistband, but Pretti does not touch it during or after the altercation.
How many have been killed in the crackdown? Estimates vary significantly. The US-based Human Rights Activists news agency, whose figures have been reliable during previous crackdowns, says it has verified more than 6,000 dead and is investigating more than 17,000 further recorded deaths.
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