Police chief addressing the media, wearing a uniform with insignia, set against a backdrop of flags and an official seal.

Police chief addressing the media, wearing a uniform with insignia, set against a backdrop of flags and an official seal.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara during an interview on CBS

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has said it does not matter if the latest killing of an ICE protester and far-left activist was legally justified.

In an interview with CBS host Margaret Brennan, O’Hara said the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti was unnecessary because he was merely exercising his Second Amendment rights.

“It appears that he was present, exercising his First Amendment right to record law enforcement activity,” he explained.

“And also exercising his Second Amendment rights to lawfully be armed in a public space in the city,” he continued. “So, I think, very obviously, there are serious questions that are being raised.”

”I think the greater issue is, even if there is an investigation that ultimately proves that at the time of the shooting it was legally justified, I don’t think that even matters at this point because there just is so much outrage and concern around what is happening in the city.”

Watch the clip below:

Footage released after the incident showed that Pretti was attempting to wrestle ICE agents while carrying a loaded firearm.

“The officers attempted to disarm the suspect, but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement after the incident.

“Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.”

Meanwhile, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has said he is preparing a “log of evidence” for the” future prosecution of ICE agents and officials responsible for this.

He went on to decry “the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these ICE agents are doing on our streets.”

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