The investigation and eventual trial will reveal the facts, until then we can only guess.

The event itself demonstrates it is dangerous to carry a pistol, even legally, around armed police, if you're potentially gonna get in a tussle with said police.

There will be no investigation at least for the foreseeable future. ICE and the federal government are actively stonewalling any attempt at one! I'd love to see an investigation. (see news reports: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5775847/alex-pretti-ren... and the statement from the Minnesota authorities: https://dps.mn.gov/news/bca/statement-bca-superintendent-dre...)

In fact, the federal government is using intimidation tactics to individuals who do nothing other than try to name the ICE agents who have murdered US citizens. Just a few days ago, armed ICE agents confronted a poll worker at a polling site in Syracuse NY to warn her about a social media post where she simply named the ICE agent who killed Renee Good: https://apnews.com/article/ice-poll-worker-syracuse-fa082f8a... (post in question here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTQ1FYDkyua/)

Back to Alex, his pistol was concealed and at no point did he attempt to reach for it. There are at least a half dozen angles of video showing the entire interaction (thanks smartphones!) so it's not too hard to see for yourself from multiple vantage points.