A person has decided to ask AI who was ‘at fault’ during the ICE shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, and the answer was unexpected.
The ICU nurse was shot and killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis, marking the city’s second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month.
Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, was killed on January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
Pretti later joined protests over Good’s death. His father said he cared deeply about people and was ‘very upset’ by what ICE was doing in Minneapolis and across the US.
The 37-year-old was later fatally shot by immigration officers, and his death sparked renewed outrage from residents and local officials.
But while widespread shock continues to dominate the narrative, federal authorities and eye witnesses are offering sharply different accounts of what actually happened.
Eyewitness videos appear to show the moment Pretti was killed. After the shooting, someone asked an AI system who was ‘at fault,’ and the response surprised many.
Protests across the US
Large protests and disruption has erupted in US cities on Saturday, after Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents.
Demonstrations took place in Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Providence, and Washington, DC. The protests came just one day after thousands marched through Minneapolis to oppose ICE.
Livestreams from Saturday night captured crowds chanting, “F*** ICE, ICE out.”
In New York City, thousands gathered in Union Square, shouting, “Say it once, say it twice, we will not put up with ICE.”
In Washington, DC, hundreds rallied outside the Department of Homeland Security headquarters. Video showed protesters chanting ‘shame’ as they stood in the cold and dark.
Amid the protests and sharply differing accounts of what happened to Pretti, an AI system issued its own verdict on who was ‘at fault.’
NRA Slams Trump administration
Trump and his MAGA supporters continue to push the narrative, without evidence, that Pretti was a ‘domestic terrorist,’ and that officers acted in self-defense.
However, it’s been alleged that Pretti was legally carrying a firearm under the Second Amendment, and did not display or use it in a threatening manner toward the officers.
Even the National Rifle Association (NRA) has spoken out against the government, suggesting that its self-defense rhetoric is ‘dangerous and wrong.’
In a statement, it added: “Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.”
The non-profit organization campaigns for gun rights across every state, and argues that Pretti was within his right to keep and bear arms.
AI responds to controversial footage
ChatGPT reviewed the independent bystander clips, which were taken from multiple angles, and concluded who was ‘at fault’ during the harrowing ordeal.
From the footage, the AI bot established that Pretti was holding a phone, not a weapon, before agents engaged him.
It stated that a number of agents wrestled him to the ground, and that the 37-year-old appeared to be shot while he was pinned to the ground.
ChatGPT also noted that federal claims that Pretti approached them with a firearm contradict the visual evidence recorded by those around them.
While the gun was recovered later on, the video analysis suggests that it was not in his hands during the moment of confrontation.
AI also suggested that NRA’s intervention is ‘very telling.’
ChatGTP commented: “It pushes the needle further away from justifying the shooting rather than toward it.”
While there is no legal ruling as of yet, the AI bot suggests that primary responsibility appears to lie with the federal agents in this case.
It alleges that ‘lethal force was not justified under standard law-enforcement protocols,’ which normally requires immediate threat to life before deadly force can legally be used.
The bot believes this is not the case in the death of Pretti.
