The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that federal agents were in the area executing a lawful operation to apprehend an illegal alien wanted for violent assault when they encountered armed rioter Alex Pretti.
DHS stated that Pretti was armed with a loaded nine-millimeter semi-automatic handgun and two magazines, posing an immediate and lethal threat to federal officers and the public. The agency later released a photograph of the weapon recovered at the scene.
According to federal officials, agents attempted to secure and disarm Pretti, but he violently resisted, escalating the encounter into a life-or-death struggle. With an armed suspect refusing to comply and officers in close proximity, a Border Patrol agent fired a fatal shot in defense of life.
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Pretti was pronounced dead
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