Family members have identified the man who was shot dead by United States federal agents during an immigration raid in the city of Minneapolis as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen. The shooting of Pretti on Saturday came as Minneapolis continues to mourn the death of another US citizen, Renee Good, who was killed earlier this month when another federal agent fired into her vehicle.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Department of Homeland Security characterised the incident on Saturday as an attack, saying a Border Patrol agent fired in self-defence after a man approached agents with a handgun and violently resisted attempts to disarm him.Witnesses and Pretti’s family reject that claim, however, while bystander videos from the scene also appear to contradict the account.Here’s what we know about Pretti and the circumstances of his death.What happened in Minneapolis?Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters Pretti had attacked agents on an immigration raid in Minneapolis, which is the largest city in the state of Minnesota, while federal officials posted an image of the gun they say he was carrying at the time of the shooting.“He wasn’t there to peacefully protest. He was there to perpetuate violence,” Noem said at a news conference.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commander, Gregory Bovino, said Pretti wanted to do “maximum damage and massacre law enforcement”, while Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, described the victim as “a would-be assassin”.But bystander videos verified by the Reuters news agency showed Pretti, holding a mobile phone in his hand, not a gun, as …
