Was Alex Pretti a 'would-be assassin’? We break down the footage of fatal ICE shooting | About That
January 27, 2026
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as posted by the channelU.S. government officials say ICE agents fatally shot Alex Pretti at a protest in Minneapolis because he had a gun on his person and, according to U.S. President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, was a 'would-be assassin.' Andrew Chang breaks down several video angles of the shooting, moment by moment, to understand how accurate the government's initial account is.
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