Alex Pretti Broke Rib in Violent Altercation With Federal Agents a Week Before His Death: Report

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Alex Pretti, the VA nurse killed by federal agents who tackled and shot him in Minnesota over the weekend, was known to authorities and had broken a rib in an altercation with them a week earlier, according to a report.

Pretti, 37, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday in a shocking incident captured by numerous videos taken by bystanders.

But it was apparently not Pretti’s first brush with federal agents.

A week before his death, Pretti had stopped his car after spotting ICE agents chasing what he believed was a family, prompting him to shout and blow his whistle, according to CNN, citing a source who asked not to be identified.

He was swarmed by law enforcement, and tackled him to the ground, breaking a rib as a result. He was released a short time later.

Right-wing pundits like Megyn Kelly seized on the news, doubling down on previous remarks that Pretti was sticking his nose where it didn’t belong.

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