“Attorney, Self-Defense Expert: Alex Pretti Shooting Was Legally Justified”

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“Attorney, self-defense expert: Alex Pretti shooting was legally justified
Attorney and self-defense expert Andrew Branca explained how federal officers were making "all these decisions in a violent, chaotic melee caused by Alex Pretti.”

With different videos and angles emerging, many are wondering if the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers was legally justified.

Andrew Branca—an attorney, author, and internationally recognized expert on self defense—joined Liz Collin on her podcast and explained some of the details that he included in his own viral video analysis of the incident.

Branca explained that, “fundamentally, all the videos are pretty consistent with each other and really nothing’s inconsistent with this being a lawful use of force by the officers.”

He said that overall, “the legal question is, did the officers who shot Alex Pretti have a reasonable, not necessarily correct, but a reasonable perception that he was presenting as an imminent, unlawful, deadly force threat?”

“That’s presumed to be the case. A prosecutor would have to disprove that proposition beyond any reasonable doubt. So it’s a very high burden to overcome that justification,” Branca added.

He also identified how “Alex Pretti interfered with the arrest of the woman” and then makes physical contact with a federal law enforcement officer.

“The moment he [Pretti] makes contact with that officer, he’s just committed a federal felony, good for eight years in a federal penitentiary,” Branca said.

“That’s why they were seeking to make his arrest, because they saw him commit a forcible felony against a fellow officer. Then he’s non-compliant with arrest. He’s fighting them. Then they discover he has a gun on his person,” he added.“

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