NYTIMES (Madeleine Ngo, Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz) - D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed
An initial report from an internal agency watchdog says the Minneapolis man was shot by law enforcement after resisting arrest, but makes no mention of the allegations leveled by a Trump administration official.
AI:An internal Department of Homeland Security watchdog review has released findings regarding the fatal Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti, revealing that the agency's report fails to substantiate claims made by administration officials that Pretti brandished a firearm. While high-level officials previously characterized the deceased as an agitator involved in a confrontation involving a weapon, the official DHS document instead concludes that the subject was shot by law enforcement while resisting arrest. This discrepancy between administrative rhetoric and the formal agency findings has fueled ongoing political fallout and investigations into the incident.Open