The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the man took out his gun and threatened Fed agents while they were attempting to arrest an illegal criminal.
The man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen, local police said. The man was killed after a confrontation with several officers on Saturday. Minneapolis police said he was a white male from Minneapolis, the Star Tribune reported.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the man took out his gun and threatened Fed agents while they were attempting to arrest an illegal criminal. The incident, which was caught on camera, quickly drew a loud and agitated crowd, forcing law enforcement to deploy multiple rounds of tear gas to break it up.
Chaos after Death in Minneapolis
In the chaos that followed, rioters were seen throwing trash cans at an armored vehicle and shouting chants at heavily armed federal officers. DHS later released a photo of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun, saying it was recovered from the man during the confrontation.
The shooting took place shortly after 9 a.
