Minneapolis resident reacts to shooting of Alex Pretti
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FBI Director Kash Patel and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said peaceful protesters do not carry firearms with them.
The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t provided evidence for some statements administration officials made within hours of the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis,
The National Rifle Association and others have argued citizens need guns to fend off government. The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who carried a pistol, set off debate.
Gun advocacy groups, including NRA, push back on claims from the Trump administration that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis did not have a right to possess a gun at the protests.
Federal officials say agents were justified in shooting a protester who was armed. What Idaho defense lawyers and pro-gun lawmakers say.
Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.