New video shows Alex Pretti had earlier confrontation with US federal agents 11 days before death

Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse fatally shot by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, appeared to confront federal agents less than two weeks before his death, newly published video footage shows, The Independent writes.

A video published by The News Movement, a digital media company, seemed to show Pretti kicking a government vehicle and being tackled to the ground on a city street Jan. 13.

The BBC reported on Wednesday that the man in the video “has the same coat, facial hair and gait as Alex Pretti and a facial recognition tool suggests a 97% match.” CNN later reported that Pretti’s family confirmed to the outlet that he is the man in the video.

The day before the video was published, sources told CNN that Pretti sustained a broken rib after he was tackled by federal officers roughly a week before he was killed.

The clip went viral on social media on Wednesday, with a number of Republican commentators pointing to it as evidence that Pretti was not a peaceful protestor — as many of his defenders have claimed.

Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and intensive care nurse, was shot and killed by federal agents on Saturday. It was the third shooting by agents that’s taken place this month during the Trump administration’s ongoing Minnesota crackdown.