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People gather around a makeshift memorial at the site where Alex Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say

By Jeff Winter, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death on Saturday. It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but

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A crane removes airplane wreckage from the Potomac River

Close helicopter routes and Army crew’s perception of the wrong aircraft determine why a regional jet and helicopter collided

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Nearly one year after the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, DC, the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for designing dangerous helicopter routes and failing to analyze years of near-collision data in

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Officials say Alex Pretti ‘brandished’ a weapon, but have offered no evidence. Why that term matters

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials have claimed Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by at least one Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis Saturday, “brandished” a firearm to officers. “This individual went and impeded their law enforcement operations, attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple dozens of rounds of ammunition,

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Alexander bros: Another NY jury will soon weigh the fate of men accused of using their celebrity and money to assault women

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors accuse two of New York’s top real estate brokers, and their brother, of sexually assaulting over a dozen women and young girls over a period that spanned more than a decade. During the trial’s opening statements, which are scheduled for Monday, prosecutors are expected to describe to

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The Department of Homeland Security released this photo of a handgun it says was recovered at the scene of Saturday's shooting on Nicollet Ave. in Minneapolis.

Videos appear to show federal officer took gun away from Alex Pretti just before fatal shooting, CNN analysis finds

CNN By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon

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Videos appear to show federal officer took gun away from Alex Pretti just before fatal shooting, CNN analysis finds

By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon that

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Videos appear to show federal officer took gun away from Alex Pretti just before fatal shooting, CNN analysis finds

CNN By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon

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Prosecutors have twice charged law enforcement officers for inaction during school shootings. Juries aren’t buying it.

By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, the law enforcement protocol for responding to active shootings is to stop the attacker as quickly as possible. Yet twice in recent years — in Parkland, Florida, and in Uvalde, Texas — school police officers have allegedly failed to

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