Over the weekend in Minneapolis, agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shot and killed bystander Alex Pretti. It was the second time a federal officer killed a protester in Minneapolis in the month of January, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good in her car just two weeks earlier.
Right away, officials said Pretti—who had a legally registered handgun in a holster—was trying to kill or injure the officers, who shot him in self-defense. This claim is contradicted by numerous videos of the interaction, which show Pretti holding a cell phone and never appearing to reach for his weapon. It also casts doubt on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) pledge to investigate the shooting, especially after having prejudged the outcome.
