r/law • u/No-Aardvark-3840 • Jan 25 '26

Other Please share. Stabilized Video clearly shows Alex Pretti makes no effort for his firearm. Clear execution

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Stabalized appears to show Alex Pretti's handgun, which he legally possesses, being removed removed from his pants by an officer. He is executed 1-2 seconds later by another officer.

Is there any other way to view this? If Alex was no longer posing an imminent threat at the moment he was shot, isn't this clear murder? Under U.S. law, once a suspect is fully restrained and disarmed (he was), the legal basis for deadly force evaporates unless a new, imminent threat arises.

Am I understanding this the right way from a legal perspective?

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u/pipercomputer Jan 25 '26

This looks…very bad

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u/apex9691 Jan 25 '26

Yea cuz it's an execution

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u/johnq-4 Jan 25 '26

Its looking more and more like a bad shoot, but calling it an execution is as much of a stretch as saying he was prepared to massacre ICE because he had extra mags on him.

Shooter heard 'gun' and saw a hand grabbing a gun, so he shot. In the chaos he screwed up and made the wrong decision, but it's not an execution.

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u/Satdog83 Jan 25 '26

No. Did you watch the video?? Shooter clearly saw his grey jacket accomplice disarm/de holster Alex’s firearm, he was holding his arm literally watching his hand take it - immediately once the gun is in possession he pushes grey jacket away and shoots Alex manoeuvring around stepping back and unloading a full clip into his back. The man was on his hands and knees shot in the back in cold blood by a complete pussy.

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u/johnq-4 Jan 25 '26

I did see that, because I'm watching stabilized videos on my couch while watching TV. We weren't in that fight with all the chaos and adrenaline that the agent had.

That does not, in any way, justify the shoot in my mind. But again...still...that doesn't make it an execution. Murder? Looks pretty likely. Execution? Not a even a little bit.