Tina Smith: “Federal agents beat and then shot multiple times and killed…”

“This has got to stop. And with that, I turn it over to my colleague, Senator Smith. Good afternoon, everyone. So today, Federal agents beat and then shot multiple times and killed 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Preddy, a US citizen, a Minneapolis resident and a VA nurse. Eyewitness video shows once again reckless, violent and dangerous federal agents taking the life of a Minnesotan. And rather than following standard law enforcement practice, which is focused on public safety and de escalation, they have killed another person.” (12:08–12:21)

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