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He pointed out that Pretti appeared to be repeatedly struck with a pepper spray canister after already being forced to the ground and surrounded by multiple agents. According to Dr. G, such actions are difficult to reconcile with claims that officers were responding to an immediate, uncontrollable threat.
Dr. G urged viewers to focus on one specific figure in the video: an agent wearing a gray jacket. As Pretti is shown on his knees, the analyst said the footage appears to capture that agent removing the firearm from Pretti’s waistband. At nearly the same moment, a voice off-camera can be heard shouting the word “gun.”
“Watch carefully,” Dr. G said. “This officer has literally pulled the gun out. The firearm is no longer visible. And that’s when the other agents start aiming at him.”
He then highlighted what he described as the most troubling detail. After taking possession of the gun, the agent in the gray jacket appears to turn away from Pretti and run just as shots are fired.
“I want people to notice the immediate response once he gets a hold of the gun,” Dr. G said. “The shooting starts, and he is literally running away, not looking back.”
From a behavioral perspective, Dr. G questioned why an officer would retreat and turn his back if he truly believed the suspect remained armed and dangerous.
“If you genuinely believe someone poses an ongoing lethal threat, turning your back on them would be an extremely risky decision,” he explained. While acknowledging that officers could theoretically fear the presence of a second weapon, he stressed that the visible behavior did not align with that assumption.
This analysis has added fuel to calls for an independent investigation, as critics argue that the sequence of events shown on video does not support claims that Pretti was actively threatening officers at the time he was shot.
Pretti’s family has been outspoken in condemning what they describe as false and damaging statements made by federal officials. In a public statement released after their son was portrayed as an armed aggressor, they accused the administration of spreading misinformation to justify the shooting.
“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” the family said. “Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper-sprayed.”
“Please get the truth out about our son,” the statement concluded. “He was a good man.”
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