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New videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his death (apnews.com)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers, videos that emerged Wednesday show.

The Jan. 13 scuffle was captured in a pair of videos that show Pretti shouting an expletive at the federal officers and struggling with them. His winter coat comes off when he’s on the ground and he either breaks free or the officers let him go and he scurries away.

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[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I don't know who was involved in this earlier event, but I heard a hypothesis that they were more brutal this time because he "didn't listen." Sounds like something they would do. The earlier video might help establish that with the later one.