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DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, federal officials said Friday.

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Justice Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Killing of Alex Pretti
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti shooting
Alex Pretti shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis prompts DOJ civil rights probe
One of two shooting deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by federal agents is the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation.

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New videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his death
Federal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis placed on leave
Alex Pretti scuffles with federal officers 11 days before deadly shooting: Video
The new videos appear to show the 37-year-old ICU nurse shouting, kicking the taillight and spitting at a government vehicle with immigration officers inside.

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Video appears to show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal agents days before his death
Videos show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed

Todd Blanche Says New Video of Pretti Kicking ICE Vehicle Will Not Change Shooting Investigation

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted the new video of Alex Pretti kicking an ICE vehicle will not change the way his death is investigated.

DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shooting, Blanche says

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the investigation at a press conference Friday.

Blanche says nobody thinks Alex Pretti’s actions meet ‘legal definition of domestic terrorism’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that the actions of Alex Pretti before he was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday did not constitute domestic terrorism. “I don’t think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday to the legal definition of domestic terrorism,

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Top Trump Official Goes Against Kristi Noem’s Comments on Alex Pretti

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appears to be backtracking his colleagues’ remarks on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Fox News Host Grills Trump DOJ Official On DHS Officials Claiming Alex Pretti Committed 'Domestic Terrorism': Did Your Colleagues Go 'Too Far?'

A Fox News host grilled Deputy AG Todd Blanche over reports of internal frustrations about DHS officials calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.