Federal agents wrestle man to the ground before shooting him dead

Fierce debate has erupted over the killing of Minneapolis nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti and whether he posed any real threat to Department of Homeland Security officers. Federal officials including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem insist Pretti 'brandished' his legally-owned handgun at officers trying to detain an illegal migrant. A spokesperson said the 37-year-old nurse was killed after he 'approached US border patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.' But videos recorded by multiple bystanders cast serious doubts on those claims, as footage appears to show one agent disarming Pretti a few seconds before any shots were fired. They showed Pretti standing in the street filming a Border Patrol operation as a small group of anti-ICE protestors blew whistles and shouted. He filmed with a phone held in his right hand; his left hand appeared to be empty.