"Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents. Noem said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. "We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country," Noem said in a social media post on X."
"Noem went on the offensive, saying several times that Pretti "came with a weapon and dozens of rounds of ammunition and attacked" officers, who took action to "defend their lives." Other administration officials painted a similar picture. Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing Pretti had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of his pants as another officer began firing shots into his back."
Homeland Security will issue body-worn cameras immediately to every DHS officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with a national expansion planned as funding becomes available. The decision follows intense scrutiny after two U.S. citizens protesting immigration enforcement in the city were shot and killed by federal officers. Initial official claims that one victim, ICU nurse Alex Pretti, arrived armed were contradicted by multiple videos showing him holding a mobile phone while officers tackled him and an officer removed a handgun from his waistband as another officer fired. At least four Customs and Border Protection officers on the scene were wearing body cameras.
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