Federal Officials Stand by Minneapolis Shooting Account Despite Video Evidence
Videos contradict federal account in fatal Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti; judge orders evidence preserved
MINNEAPOLIS — Senior Trump administration officials on Sunday defended the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, even as bystander videos reviewed by Reuters appeared to undercut their account and deepen tensions with local authorities.
Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse who had a license to carry a firearm, was shot and killed Saturday during a federal operation that drew…