It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but sources told CNN that about a week before his death, he suffered a broken rib when a group of federal officers tackled him while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals.

A memo sent to Congress by U.S. Customs and Border confirms that an officer yelled “he’s got a gun” before two agents shot at Pretti in Minneapolis this past weekend, but there is no mention of Pretti “brandishing” a gun.

More than a week before he was killed, Alex Pretti was tackled by federal agents after he cursed and flipped them off as they drove by, according to bystander video obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Two of the federal agents involved in the shooting of Alex Pretti during a federal enforcement operation last weekend have been placed on administrative leave.

Following the shooting death of American citizen Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Georgia politicians way in on operation.

The US president hits out at the city's mayor, who said "Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws".

A man who authorities say was involved in a smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexico border,

Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old AFGE-represented nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital before he was shot and killed by border patrol agents on Saturday.