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A former federal law enforcement trainer says the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers raises serious concerns about their tactical decision-making and use of force.
USA TODAY obtained the report on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis. Read it in its entirety.
An initial report from an internal agency watchdog says the Minneapolis man was shot by law enforcement after resisting arrest, but makes no mention of the allegations leveled by a Trump administration official.
Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fired their weapons during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, according to a government report sent to Congress and obtained by CBS News that does not mention Pretti reaching for his firearm.
The preliminary assessment from Customs and Border Protection makes no mention of Alex Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident.
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
More than a half-dozen GOP senators say there needs to be a probe into the fatal shooting of Pretti, a U.S. citizen, by Border Patrol.
The internal investigation was conducted by Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility.
Jimmy Kimmel recently shared his emotional reaction to the shooting of Alex Pretti. The intensive care nurse was shot dead by United States Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his monologue,