The most harrowing aspect of the newly surfaced footage is the timeline of the shooting itself. Analysis shows that as agents wrestled Pretti to the ground, one officer managed to retrieve the handgun from Pretti’s waistband and began to retreat from the scuffle with the weapon in hand. Less than a second later, and roughly eight seconds after Pretti had been pinned to the street, a volley of approximately ten shots was fired by other agents at close range. The footage suggests that Pretti was disarmed and incapacitated on the pavement when the fatal shots were discharged, raising grave questions about the “defensive” nature of the force used. Continue reading…
