BBC Confirms Authenticity of Viral Video Appearing to Show Alex Pretti Kicking Agents’ Car 11 Days Before Shooting

reporter This is a ░░░░░░░░ The News Movement filmed ░░░░░░░░ January 13th in Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ a man who appears ░░░░░░░░ be Alex Pretti interacting ░░░░░░░░ federal immigration agents 11 ░░░░░░░░ before Border Patrol shot ░░░░░░░░ killed him Our footage ░░░░░░░░ analyzed by the BBC ░░░░░░░░ facial recognition technology confirmed ░░░░░░░░ identity to a 97 ░░░░░░░░ of accuracy On the ░░░░░░░░ of January 13th our ░░░░░░░░ received a tip that ░░░░░░░░ agents were blocking a ░░░░░░░░ at the corner of ░░░░░░░░ 36th and Park Avenue ░░░░░░░░ Minneapolis We arrived around ░░░░░░░░ 15 A M We ░░░░░░░░ observers shouting at the ░░░░░░░░ as they walked back ░░░░░░░░ their vehicles When they ░░░░░░░░ driving away the man ░░░░░░░░ their tail light An ░░░░░░░░ then got out of ░░░░░░░░ vehicle grabbed him and ░░░░░░░░ him to the ground ░░░░░░░░ the altercation agents fired ░░░░░░░░ gas and pepper balls ░░░░░░░░ the crowd They continue ░░░░░░░░ hold the man down ░░░░░░░░ they retreat and he ░░░░░░░░ away The man in ░░░░░░░░ footage is wearing a ░░░░░░░░ outfit to what Pretti ░░░░░░░░ wearing on the day ░░░░░░░░ was killed What appears ░░░░░░░░ be a gun is ░░░░░░░░ visible above his waistband ░░░░░░░░ he continues to stand ░░░░░░░░ the scene On the ░░░░░░░░ he was killed the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security claims ░░░░░░░░ a 37 year old ░░░░░░░░ nurse approached officers holding ░░░░░░░░ handgun That claim has ░░░░░░░░ contradicted by analysis of ░░░░░░░░ videos from multiple news ░░░░░░░░ which concluded that Pretti ░░░░░░░░ holding a phone not ░░░░░░░░ gun when he was ░░░░░░░░ to the street Shortly ░░░░░░░░ the altercation we filmed ░░░░░░░░ on January 13th federal ░░░░░░░░ drove away Soon after ░░░░░░░░ we left the scene.”