Republicans Call For Investigation After Federal Agents Kill Minneapolis Man | EUROtoday

A rising variety of Republicans are pushing for an investigation into the techniques that federal immigration authorities are utilizing in Minnesota after ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed over the weekend.

Several movies of the incident on Saturday confirmed the 37-year-old holding his cellphone in a single hand as he filmed Border Patrol exercise. When Pretti tried to assist a feminine observer who had been shoved by a federal agent, a number of different brokers attacked him with pepper spray and wrestled him to the bottom. At least one agent repeatedly shot him, killing Pretti and sparking extra chaos.

“This is a real tragedy. I think the death of Americans, what we’re seeing on TV, it’s causing deep concerns over federal tactics and accountability. Americans don’t like what they’re seeing right now,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) informed CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.

“What is the endgame? What is the solution? And, you know, we believe in federalism and state rights, and nobody likes feds coming into their state,” he added. “And so what’s the goal right now? Is it to deport every single non-U.S. citizen? I don’t think that’s what Americans want.”

Trump administration officers started spreading misinformation about Pretti nearly instantly after he was slain, together with that he “reacted violently” after “brandishing” a firearm. While Pretti was a authorized gun proprietor with a allow to hold – and had a hid handgun in his holster – video confirmed that he was not brandishing a firearm. And, brokers disarmed Pretti earlier than he was shot to dying.

Some Republicans are actually calling for a deeper investigation into the incident.

“There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard that law enforcement and the American people expect following any officer-involved shooting,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) posted on X.

“Any administration official who rushes to judgment and tries to shut down an investigation before it begins are doing an incredible disservice to the nation and to President Trump’s legacy,” Tillis added.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) mentioned the occasions in Minneapolis had been disturbing, however he known as for a joint probe.

“The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake,” Cassidy posted on X. “There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth.”

The Trump administration’s misinformation about Pretti’s dying has even sparked concern amongst conservative gun rights teams. In a publish on X, the National Rifle Association known as for an inquiry into the deadly violence that brokers deployed towards Pretti.

“Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens,” the NRA wrote.

According to native and state authorities, the federal authorities is refusing to cooperate with any investigation. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara mentioned Sunday that he nonetheless has not obtained any official data on Pretti’s dying, and added that federal brokers blocked Minnesota’s investigators from accessing the crime scene to collect proof.

With Pretti’s killing coming simply weeks after federal brokers in Minneapolis killed 37-year-old poet and mom Renee Good, polling reveals a majority of the American public doesn’t help the techniques utilized by ICE. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) informed Bill Maher on Friday that Trump’s immigration enforcement is “polling right up there with toenail fungus.”

“If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, ‘OK, if the mayor and the governor are gonna put our ICE officials in harm’s way, and there’s a chance at losing more innocent lives,’” Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) informed Maria Bartiromo on Fox News. “Then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide.”

During his press convention on Sunday, Gov. Tim Walz (D) tried to attraction to Americans on each side of the aisle, stressing that how the federal authorities was behaving in Minnesota ought to concern everybody.

“I don’t care if you are conservative and you are flying a Donald Trump flag, you’re a libertarian ‘Don’t Tread on Me,’ you’re a Democratic Socialist of America – this is an inflection point, America,” Walz mentioned. “If we cannot all agree that the smearing of an American citizen and besmirching everything they stood for and asking us not to believe what we saw? I don’t know what else to tell you.”