In videos of the shooting, Alex Pretti is seen with a phone in his hand, but no footage appears to show him holding a visible weapon.
The family of a 37-year-old US citizen shot dead by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis have lashed out at “sickening lies told about our son by the [Trump] administration”.
Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse, was sprayed with irritants before being shot at least 10 times in just five seconds on Saturday.
In a statement, Mr Pretti’s family said the nurse, who cared for US veterans at the Minneapolis VA hospital, was a “kind-hearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends”.
If you are finally angry about this America, let us see it. In oppressive regime changes there are small windows where people in numbers exceed the power of the unorganized political machine. Flood the streets. Outnumber the oppressors. It’s time to get mad. If you want things to get better you are an enemy of your state. If you want things to get better your government hates you and may try to kill you or the people you care about. It’s not just about being active on behalf of others anymore.
