Short diary but the video speaks for itself as it provides a fairly complete view of what went actually down. Don’t let the DHS cover story about the victim charging at ICE agents with a loaded gun gain traction.
[Postscript, I have added this Reddit link to the video that does not require a log-in for viewing, as does the embedded bluesky one below]
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Bovino gaslights the nation in his press conference. Key part begins at 1:24:
Transcript: During this operation, an individual approached US Border Patrol agents with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. The agents attempted to disarm the individual, but he violently resisted. Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, a border patrol agent fired defensive shots, medics on the scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject, but the subject was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect also had two loaded magazines and no accessible ID.
This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.
UPDATE 3: ICE agents yelling “where is the gun” after firing multiple shots into the body of Alex Pretti.
Update 4: I had questions about the image of the very intimidating gun (presumably being carried Alex Pretti) which seemed much larger than the handgun which an ICE agent removed from him before shots were fired). Like everything else, that image is likely BS too…