New Facts: Bystander videos contradict federal account of Alex Pretti shooting

Bystander videos show Alex Pretti holding a phone as federal immigration officers confront him. Agents pepper-sprayed him, then at least six tackled him, pinned him face down, and one fired about 10 shots into his back. In one clip, an officer removes a handgun from Pretti moments before another officer fires; a witness said he was not facing agents and was trying to help a woman up when they grabbed him.

Those images undercut federal claims that he approached officers with a handgun, violently resisted an attempt to disarm him, and sought to "massacre" law enforcement. No available video shows Pretti drawing or threatening with a gun, and he had a lawful permit to carry. Body-camera recordings from the agents have not been released publicly.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources