NEW VIDEO SURFACES — AND IT SHOWS ALEX PRETTI IN A TENSE CONFRONTATION DAYS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED. Footage that has just come to light appears to capture Alex Pretti in a heated encounter with federal agents less than two weeks before the shooting that ended his life, adding a troubling new layer to an already devastating case. In the video, Pretti is seen arguing with officers amid rising chaos, voices overlapping and tempers flaring, a moment that now feels ominous given what followed days later. Those who have viewed the footage say it doesn’t explain the tragedy — it complicates it, raising questions about what authorities knew, what they remembered, and how prior encounters may have shaped the final, fatal outcome. As the clip spreads, it’s not offering closure; it’s reopening wounds, forcing the public to confront how much of this story is still unresolved — and how much happened before the moment everyone already knows

New video appears to show Alex Pretti in confrontation with federal agents days before killing

Video by The News Movement shows a crowd protesting federal agents in Minneapolis. One of those people has been identified by family as Alex Pretti.

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A screenshot of video showing Alex Pretti interacting with federal agents on Jan. 13, nine days before he was killed.

MINNEAPOLIS — Nine days before he was killed by federal agents, a video appears to show Alex Pretti at another scene protesting immigration enforcement.

In a video from The News Movement, a man who appears to be Pretti is yelling as black SUVs start driving away from a scene. Pretti is then seen kicking the vehicle’s taillight until it breaks. Agents stop driving and go over to Pretti, pushing him to the ground.

He is wearing what appears to be the same jacket and hat that he was wearing on Jan. 24, when he was shot and killed by two agents in the Whittier neighborhood.

The News Movement says the BBC analyzed its video, confirming the man is Pretti. A representative for the Pretti family has confirmed to NBC News’ Laura Strickler that the man is Pretti.

As we reported, Pretti broke a rib during a run-in with federal agents a week before his death. It’s unclear if this is the incident where that happened.