Federal authorities have released previously unseen footage that sheds new light on the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Alex Pretendika, also known as Alex Prendiville, in Minneapolis in May 2021. The video obtained by local news outlets appears to show the moment when federal agents fired their guns at Pretendika, who was experiencing a mental health crisis.
According to eyewitness accounts and police reports, Pretendika had been involved in an altercation with law enforcement prior to his shooting. However, the released footage seems to contradict earlier claims that Pretendika was aggressive towards officers before being shot.
The 40-second video shows agents from the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI arriving at the scene of a reported disturbance involving Pretendika. As they approach him, Prendiville appears disheveled and agitated, while law enforcement officials try to calm him down. Suddenly, multiple shots are fired, striking Pretendika in the chest and abdomen.
Witnesses who were present during the incident have claimed that Pretendika was not armed at the time of his death. The released footage also suggests that Prendiville's body did not appear to be moving or threatening officers before he was shot. This raises questions about the circumstances surrounding Pretendika's death and whether the use of lethal force by federal agents was justified.
The U.S. Marshals Service has maintained that Pretendika posed a threat to himself and others, prompting the shooting. However, critics argue that the released footage presents an alternative narrative, one in which Prendiville appears to be in distress rather than actively threatening law enforcement officials.
According to eyewitness accounts and police reports, Pretendika had been involved in an altercation with law enforcement prior to his shooting. However, the released footage seems to contradict earlier claims that Pretendika was aggressive towards officers before being shot.
The 40-second video shows agents from the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI arriving at the scene of a reported disturbance involving Pretendika. As they approach him, Prendiville appears disheveled and agitated, while law enforcement officials try to calm him down. Suddenly, multiple shots are fired, striking Pretendika in the chest and abdomen.
Witnesses who were present during the incident have claimed that Pretendika was not armed at the time of his death. The released footage also suggests that Prendiville's body did not appear to be moving or threatening officers before he was shot. This raises questions about the circumstances surrounding Pretendika's death and whether the use of lethal force by federal agents was justified.
The U.S. Marshals Service has maintained that Pretendika posed a threat to himself and others, prompting the shooting. However, critics argue that the released footage presents an alternative narrative, one in which Prendiville appears to be in distress rather than actively threatening law enforcement officials.
just saw this crazy vid of Alex Pretendika getting shot by feds... it's like something outta a nightmare 
40 seconds of pure chaos & the agents just start blasting him down with their guns 
witnesses say he wasn't even armed at the time & his body was all messed up afterwards 
it's like they just didn't care about his life, just did what they said... "posing a threat"... I don't know what kinda threat is just being in distress? 
Just watched the new vid on Alex Prendiville's shooting and I'm not sure what to think... it looks like they were just trying to calm him down but then BAM multiple shots fired 
how can we be so sure he was a threat when he's basically just shakin' and cryin' 
? also, no gun? that's wild 
hope the gov releases more info soon... this is some real food for thought 
The fact that the agents fired their guns without him being aggressive or armed... it's like, what even is going on here? 
I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. It raises so many questions about police procedure and whether lethal force is ever justified in these situations. We need to get to the bottom of this! 
. now we're getting new footage and it's like, what really happened? 
it's wild to think that our justice system can be so flawed sometimes. I hope we get some real answers about what went down on that day 
. We need to know more about what was going on in that head of his and why they thought he posed such a big threat. It's like they're hiding something 
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. It's just more ammo for the "feds were wrong" crowd. I mean, come on, it's not like we're seeing some clear-cut evidence of cops shooting an unarmed guy without provocation. The video's only 40 seconds long - what are we supposed to make of that? That Pretendika was just randomly standing there looking disheveled and agitated while the cops were trying to calm him down? Give me a break 
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like they're waiting for someone to make a move that never comes. this raises serious questions about when lethal force is justified... 26 yrs old guy having a mental health crisis gets gunned down by feds 
. The thing that really gets me is how much these agents claimed Pretendika was being aggressive before shooting him 