Overview
- Verified bystander videos show Alex Pretti holding a phone, being pepper-sprayed, tackled, and disarmed of a legally carried handgun before agents fired.
- Homeland Security officials assert agents acted in self-defense and released a photo of a 9mm, a version disputed by local authorities who say the footage contradicts that account.
- The shooting, the second fatal incident this month after the killing of Renee Good, prompted large protests and a public call from more than 60 Minnesota CEOs for immediate deescalation.
- President Trump said he is reviewing the incident and suggested agents will leave Minneapolis at some point, as several Republicans urged a thorough, transparent investigation.
- Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul will ask a federal judge today to restore agent levels to pre-December and set limits on tactics used under Operation Metro Surge.