CNN Videos Scrutinize Fatal Shooting of Alex Pretty (Full Transcript)

CNN-reviewed footage appears to show an officer removing a gun before shots; DHS cites defensive fire, while videos don’t show Pretty wielding a weapon.
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Videos analyzed by CNN appear to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretty just prior to officers fatally shooting him. One video shows an officer retrieving a weapon that appears to match the firearm DHS says Pretty possessed. The group of officers surrounding Pretty could be heard shouting, he's got a gun. Just over one second after the officer emerges holding the weapon, a shot rings out followed by at least nine more.

[00:00:30] Speaker 2: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem commented on the incident saying the officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently, fearing for his life and for the lives of his fellow officers around him. An agent fired defensive shots.

[00:00:48] Speaker 1: At no point in any of the videos reviewed by CNN can Pretty be seen wielding a weapon. He is seen carrying a phone camera in one hand earlier in the encounter. The Minneapolis police chief said Pretty was believed to be a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.

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CNN-reviewed videos appear to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretty just before officers fatally shot him. Officers are heard shouting that he has a gun; shots follow about a second after an officer emerges holding a weapon that appears to match the firearm DHS says Pretty possessed. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said officers attempted to disarm him, the suspect reacted violently, and an agent fired defensively. CNN’s review says Pretty is not seen wielding a weapon in the videos and is earlier seen holding a phone; Minneapolis’ police chief said Pretty was believed to be a lawful gun owner with a carry permit.
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CNN Videos Raise Questions in Fatal Shooting of Alex Pretty
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Arow Key Takeaways
  • CNN-reviewed videos appear to show an officer taking a gun from Alex Pretty immediately before shots are fired.
  • Officers can be heard shouting that Pretty has a gun; gunfire begins roughly one second after an officer emerges holding a weapon.
  • DHS says the suspect reacted violently during an attempted disarmament and an agent fired defensive shots.
  • CNN reports Pretty is not seen wielding a weapon in the videos and appears to be holding a phone earlier.
  • Local police indicated Pretty was believed to be a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.
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Neutral: The passage presents contested accounts of a fatal shooting with a factual, reportorial tone, juxtaposing DHS’s defensive-shooting explanation with CNN’s observation that the person is not seen wielding a weapon.
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