The fatal shooting of Minneapolis man Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a federal agent has plunged the city into fresh chaos.
Protesters flooded the streets shortly after the shooting on Saturday as several videos emerged showing his final moments.
Pretti, 37, was gunned down following an altercation with several federal agents just after 9am.
Initial video showed him being wrestled to the ground by officers near 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue before shots rang out.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that Pretti was armed with a gun containing two magazines. The agency stated that the Border Patrol agent who shot him was acting defensively.
However, the narrative has been queried by other officials, including Governor Tim Walz following a review of the footage.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the person shot was a US citizen who had a license to carry a gun. So far footage does not appear to show him drawing any weapon although video from the ground is unclear.
A flurry of videos have since emerged as the community grapples the third shooting to involve federal agents in the city in a matter of weeks.
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