Live updates: Witness videos complicate official account of Alex Pretti shooting
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... At least four different videos of the encounter " filmed by eyewitnesses and verified and analyzed by NBC News " run counter to some of the administration's description of events. ...
Asked about Alex Pretti being disarmed, Noem says 'every video' will be analyzed
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said authorities are reviewing all available video of federal agents' encounter with Alex Pretti as part of the investigation. Federal officials, including the Department of Homeland Security, have said Pretti approached agents with a handgun before he was shot " a claim that bystander footage and witnesses have challenged.
Asked about the videos during an appearance on Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing," Noem said everything will be examined as part of the probe.
"Every video will be analyzed, everything will be looked at, and that's part of the answers that I can't speak to. ... But this happened in seconds," Noem said.
In the wake of Pretti's death, many have pointed out that Minnesota is a permit-to-carry state where lawful gun owners are allowed to carry concealed firearms. When asked if she would advise permit holders attending protests to leave their gun in their cars, Noem said that her message was people shouldn't "impede law enforcement operations." ...
You know, I could see that happening.