INTRO: The family of Alex Pretti, the Minnesota native and U-S citizen who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents back in January, holding a press conference on Tuesday for the first time since the shooting. Michael Pretti, the father of the victim, insists his son was only trying to help a protester who was shoved to the ground by agents when he was executed. He says they only learned about the incident when they saw it on television, and says they haven’t gotten any calls from the federal government.
ACK: Michael Pretti – Father of Alex Pretti (PRET’-tee)
TAG: The 37-year-old Pretti was pepper-sprayed and knocked to the ground before being fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge earlier this year. Video shows agents removing Pretti’s firearm right before shooting him. He was licensed to carry a handgun in the state. Minnesota officials investigating the shooting say the Trump administration has stopped sharing evidence with them.
KEYWORD: Crime, Legal
