Key Highlights
- Pretti resisted CBP personnel’s efforts and a struggle ensued.
- During the struggle, a BPA [border patrol agent] yelled, ‘He’s got a gun!’ multiple times.
- Approximately five seconds later, a BPA discharged his CBP-issued Glock 19 and a CBPO [CBP officer] also discharged his CBP-issued Glock 47 at Pretti.”The report does not indicate if one or both of those discharges hit Pretti, but notes that the firearm taken off of Pretti was “subsequently cleared and secured” in the border patrol agent’s car. Minnesota judge summons acting ICE director, warns of contempt over court defianceRead moreNotably, the report confirms video footage that saw Pretti helping a woman who had been confronted by agents.“CBPO was confronted by two female civilians blowing whistles.
- The CBPO ordered the female civilians to move out of the roadway, and the female civilians did not move.
- The CBPO pushed them both away and one of the females ran to a male, later identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a US citizen.
