在聯邦探員於星期六早上擊斃 Alex Pretti 後不久,國土安全部(DHS)開始散播這名死者持有武器且危險的故事。DHS 說他有一把槍。(Bellingcat 對視頻的分析得出結論,Pretti 在被槍擊時是沒有武裝的。)DHS 說他在接近探員時持有槍支。(《紐約時報》報導他手上持有的是一部手機。)Pretti 在跪下的時候死亡,周圍是持槍的邊境巡邏探員,不斷朝他開槍。美國的第二修正案受到保守派的喜愛。明尼蘇達州允許持證公開攜帶武器。Pretti 住在一個人們經常遭受襲擊的城市…… 在 The Verge 閱讀完整故事。
Federal officers line up outside as demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building on January 17, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have ramped up around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration enforcement agent during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7. (Photo by Steven Garcia/The Verge) 