What Authorities Are Claiming
Homeland Security officials stated that federal immigration agents attempted to disarm Pretti after identifying him as a potential threat.
A spokesperson said officers believed their lives — and the lives of others — were in immediate danger.
According to officials, medical aid was administered at the scene, but Pretti was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino later claimed Pretti was attempting to “massacre law enforcement,” a statement that intensified public backlash.
These claims are now being publicly challenged.
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