|
The filings raise further questions about the federal government's narrative of what happened before federal agents shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
(Second column, 1st story, link)
Related stories:
Noem Claims 'Defensive Shots,' Despite Video Evidence...
DOC ON SCENE: Feds counted bullet holes instead of helping him...
Family first learned of shooting from press call...
WARZONE: Police chief defies Feds as agents block local cops...
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: Searing Scene Provokes Outrage...
Police and Agents on Collision Course...
|
|
Key Senate Democrats said they would oppose legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week after federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis resident.
|
|
The victim in the shooting was identified as Alexander "Alex" Pretti, 37, of Minneapolis.
|
|
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government's account of the event.
|
|
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
|
|
