The man killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis legally owned a gun and had no criminal record.

State authorities are taking legal action to ensure evidence preservation in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. The 37-year-old Minneapolis resident died in an incident involving a Border Patrol agent Saturday morning in south Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti's parents describe him as a "kindhearted soul."

A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

A fundraiser for Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse fatally shot by federal agents, has raised over $160,000.

MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday, was carrying an Sig Sauer 9mm pistol that is widely popular and frequently carried by U.S. military and law enforcement.

People in neighborhoods around the Twin Cities gathered on sidewalks, in parks and on street corners Saturday night to mark the death of another person killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.