The most damning evidence against the official narrative comes from an eyewitness who captured the encounter on her smartphone. In a sworn affidavit now serving as a cornerstone for an ACLU lawsuit against the administration, the witness describes a scene of excessive force rather than self-defense. She had been observing the ICE operations in her neighborhood, a habit born from a desire to document the impact of federal presence on her community. On the morning of the shooting, she saw Pretti attempting to assist two women. According to her testimony, Pretti was holding nothing but his cell phone.
The footage and witness accounts describe a sequence of events that began with Pretti being forced to the ground by a group of four or five agents. Despite showing no signs of resistance, he was reportedly pepper-sprayed directly in the face. The eyewitness, who was standing a mere five feet away, recounted the horror of watching the agents open fire on a man who was already subdued. Pretti was shot more than ten times while pinned to the pavement. The witness noted that even as Pretti raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, the agents continued to use chemical irritants and physical force before escalating to lethal measures. Continue reading…