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The report, prepared by Customs and Border Protection as part of its initial investigation, states that an officer repeatedly shouted, “He’s got a gun,” before shots were fired while agents struggled with Pretti on the ground, CNN reported.
“CBP personnel attempted to take Pretti into custody,” the report states. “Pretti resisted CBP personnel’s efforts and a struggle ensued.”
“During the struggle, a (Border Patrol agent) yelled, ‘He’s got a gun!’ multiple times,” the report adds.
The report says that approximately five seconds later, a Border Patrol agent fired a CBP-issued Glock 19, while a Customs and Border Protection officer fired a CBP-issued Glock 47.
The report does not specify whether bullets from both officers struck Pretti.
It also does not state that Pretti was “brandishing” a firearm, a claim made publicly by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the shooting.
Questions surrounding whether officers discharged Pretti’s firearm during the struggle have circulated since the killing, which was captured on video by bystanders from multiple angles.
According to the DHS report, officers fired only their own agency-issued weapons.
A CNN analysis of available footage found that an officer appeared to remove Pretti’s firearm from his waistband moments before the shooting occurred.
The report states that after the shooting, a Border Patrol agent advised that he had possession of Pretti’s firearm.
“The BPA subsequently cleared and secured Pretti’s firearm in his vehicle,” the report says.
CBP personnel then provided medical assistance to Pretti at the scene.
“CBP personnel cut Pretti’s clothing and provided medical aid to him by placing chest seals on his wounds,” the report states.
