Alex Pretti Broke Rib in ‘Physical Encounter’ During Anti-ICE Protest a Week Before He Was Shot

Alex Pretti was “known” to federal law enforcement before he was fatally shot, and had broken a rib during a physical altercation with ICE agents a week before he was killed by a Border Patrol official on Saturday, sources say.

Pretti “had a physical encounter with federal agents about a week before he was shot and killed by law enforcement,” CNN reported Tuesday.

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The incident unfolded after Pretti stopped his car upon observing ICE agents chasing a family on foot and got involved by “protesting their attempt to detain other individuals,” the outlet reported.

He was then tackled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and later claimed that one of the officers had leaned on his back, leaving him with a

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