Alex Pretti broke a rib in a previous altercation with feds a week before he died: CNN

The man who was shot and killed during a scuffle with federal agents last weekend had suffered a broken rib in a previous altercation with federal agents, sources claim.

Alex Pretti tried to intervene in another federal immigration operation and got tackled by federal agents about a week before his death, according to the CNN report.

‘That day, he thought he was going to die.’

The report was based on a person who spoke to Pretti about the previous incident but asked to remain anonymous to avoid retribution.

That source said the incident began when Pretti saw federal agents chasing a family, and he reacted by blowing his whistle and shouting at them. The agents tackled Pretti, and one leaned on his back, which led to a rib being