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Alex Pretti should have faced charges for spitting on agent before fatal shooting: former prosecutor
Video shows Alex Pretti allegedly spitting at agents before Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis. Former prosecutor explains why no charges filed.
The scuffle earlier this month was caught in a pair of videos that show Pretti shouting an expletive at federal officers and struggling with them.
The investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, known as Homeland Security Investigations, had been leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
After videos resurfaced showing a confrontation between Mr. Pretti and federal agents 11 days before officers fatally shot him, President Trump again sought to cast blame on him.
A lawyer for Alex Pretti's family said that "nothing" in an earlier altercation with federal agents that was caught on video "could possibly have justified Alex's killing."
Micayla Pretti, the sister of Alex Pretti, is being represented by Tony Cotton, the attorney confirmed Jan. 30.
Users discussed an image allegedly depicting slain Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti assisting two disabled veterans during a physical therapy session.
A local bike club will participate in a memorial ride for Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man shot by immigration officers in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.