Video footage of the 37-year-old nurse has shown the moments before and after Pretti was shot while he was at a protest in Minneapolis.
Many of the videos have been circulating on social media and show Pretti attempting to help a woman up from the floor after she was pushed into the snow by an agent.
He is then pepper sprayed and tackled to the ground by multiple agents, before being shot multiple times and being pronounced dead at the scene.
Pretti is believed to have been legally in possession of a firearm, but reports have indicated that he was disarmed by the agents before he was shot and killed.
Many have called for an investigation, all the while condemning ICE and the current tension and atmosphere in America.
In a CNN interview with Dana Bash, the Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino defended the agents’ actions.He said: “The suspect put himself in that situation.
“The victims are the Border Patrol agents there.”
Bovino later added: « I believe that the fantastic training of that our law enforcement partners has prevented any specific shootings of law enforcement.
« So good job for our law enforcement in taking him down before he was able to do that. »
When shown a video of the incident and asked why Pretti was shot after his gun was reportedly taken away by agents, Bovino refused to give a clear answer.
