Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, identified by local officials as 37-year-old Alex Pretti
State and federal officials are providing conflicting accounts of the moments prior to Pretti’s death, which comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an immigration agent in the city
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says agents fired “defensive shots” after Pretti “reacted violently” and Trump’s key adviser Stephen Miller describes him as a “domestic terrorist”
Meanwhile, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the account of events from federal authorities is “nonsense” and “lies”
Republican senator Bill Cassidy calls for “a full joint federal and state investigation” after describing the events as “incredibly disturbing”
President Donald Trump accuses the mayor of Minneapolis and Governor Walz of inciting an “insurrection”
Pretti, a US citizen and nurse, has been described as a “kind-hearted soul” by his parents; they call for the “truth” about their son
