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The debate over gun rights and the perception of threat by law enforcement, particularly in the context of the Alex Pretti shooting.
Multiple reputable news outlets and nursing organizations report that the social-media claim had been fired from his nursing job is false; contemporaneous reporting describes him as an active ICU nurs...
Available reporting does not support a conclusion that ""; public officials and some administration spokespeople have characterized his actions as obstruction or assault, but contemporaneous video, pr...
The Minneapolis VA’s employment connection to has been repeatedly referenced by federal and media sources: publicly identified Pretti as a nurse at the , and multiple news outlets report that Pretti w...
Multiple independent media analyses and bystander video establish that was carrying a hand on his person when federal agents engaged him, but the footage also shows he held a cell phone—not a firearm—...
was a legally permitted gun owner and a handgun was recovered at the scene, but multiple bystander videos verified by news organizations show him holding a cellphone — not brandishing a firearm — in t...
was carrying a legally licensed handgun during the confrontation in that ended with his death on , 2026; reporting and video reviewed by multiple outlets place the shooting and the moments when agents...
Evidence assembled by multiple news organizations shows that was carrying a at the time federal agents shot him, but crucial questions remain about whether he brandished or reached for that weapon dur...
Alex Pretti during an , touching off and viral video scrutiny that undercut initial administration claims about Pretti’s actions; witnesses and multiple videos are cited as showing he did not brandish...