What official ballistic and autopsy reports have been released about the shooting of Alex Pretti, and what do they say?

1. The government’s stated forensic posture and legal steps to preserve evidence

Federal authorities have said they are investigating the incident and collecting agent body‑worn and other video, and Minnesota’s federal court has already enjoined destruction or alteration of evidence related to the shooting, telling federal employees and those acting with them to preserve materials while local officials press for access ^{[3] [1]}.

2. What officials have publicly asserted about weapons and self‑defense claims

Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol spokespeople and commanders have publicly described the agents as firing in self‑defense and asserted that Pretti had a handgun and resisted disarmament — an official account repeated by administration figures in early statements — but those assertions have been framed by officials as evolving and part of an ongoing investigation rather than as conclusions supported by a released ballistic or autopsy report ^{[4] [1]}.

3. What the videographic reconstructions and press investigations say about shots fired and timing

Frame‑by‑frame analyses by The New York Times and others estimate the encounter lasted roughly 30 seconds from first contact to the last shot and that the agents fired multiple rounds — news reconstructions and the Wikipedia summary cite at least ten shots fired over about five seconds in footage that multiple outlets verified and reviewed ^{[2] [5]}. Those media analyses are based on bystander and broadcast video, not on an official ballistic report released to the public ^{[5] [2]}.

4. Autopsy reporting in the press and limits of what has been released

News accounts indicate family contact with the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and reporting that a body matching Pretti’s description was confirmed, but no full public autopsy report detailing entry/exit wound trajectories, gunpowder stippling, or ballistic matching has been included in the coverage reviewed; some outlets reference “autopsy reports” in unrelated contexts or summarize witness affidavits about injuries, yet a publicly available, detailed forensic autopsy document has not been produced in the current reporting ^{[6] [7]}.

5. Ballistics data, chain-of-custody and what remains unknown

There is reporting that investigators have multiple video sources — including agent body cameras — and that law enforcement is reviewing footage, yet no news item in this set reproduces or quotes an official ballistic analysis (e.g., trajectory analysis, caliber and matching to a recovered firearm) or a released chain‑of‑custody log for physical evidence; the judge’s preservation order underscores that such material exists and is being secured, but the contents remain under investigation and largely not disclosed to the public ^{[3] [1]}.

6. Contradictory eyewitness and media forensic claims versus official narrative

Independent video verification and multiple news organizations (Reuters, BBC, AP, NYT, CNN and The Guardian as summarized across reporting) have concluded that in the moments before the shooting Pretti appeared to be holding a phone rather than a gun and that an agent can be seen holding what looks like a pistol after a reach to Pretti’s waist shortly before another agent fired; those media findings directly contradict the early official claim that Pretti had brandished a weapon, and they have fuelled calls for transparent release of ballistic and autopsy findings to resolve the discrepancy ^{[5] [4] [2] [8]}.

7. Bottom line: official reports exist but have not been publicly disclosed; investigations are active

Publicly available, detailed ballistic or autopsy reports specifying wounds, bullet trajectories, gun identification or forensic conclusions have not been released in the reporting reviewed; federal and local investigations are ongoing, videos and witness affidavits have been analyzed by multiple news organizations producing strong, but non‑forensic, conclusions, and a federal court order to preserve evidence signals materials necessary for formal ballistic and autopsy conclusions are being retained pending further review ^{[1] [2] [5] [3]}.