Overview
- Alex Pretti, 37, was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
- On Fox News, Maria Bartiromo challenged Kash Patel after he defended agents and argued that showing up at a protest with loaded magazines is not peaceful.
- Bartiromo asked how Pretti posed a threat and whether his handgun was visible before the shooting, questions Patel declined to answer.
- Patel said prosecutorial decisions rest with DHS and HSI, noting he would not characterize the evidence during the ongoing inquiry.
- Patel confirmed physical evidence was sent to the FBI laboratory for fingerprint analysis and ballistics testing, including examination of casings found at the scene.