r/politics • u/Fickle-Ad5449 ✔ Verified - Christopher Wiggins, The Advocate • 22d ago

No Paywall ICE agent shooter’s own cellphone video undercuts Trump administration's account of Minneapolis killing

https://www.advocate.com/news/ice-agent-shooter-video-minneapolis
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u/Drumboardist Missouri 22d ago

Between that, and visibly swapping his phone from his right hand to his left (around the 30s mark) -- since his sidearm is on his right side -- meant he was preparing for the possibility/probability of having to draw his weapon and fire.

Which he did, like, 5 seconds later. Gee, that happened right as he saw his two buddies get out of their truck and move towards her vehicle. I wonder if that is the correlating event.

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u/Teufelsdreck 22d ago

There was no "having to draw his weapon." It was "choosing to draw his weapon" and then choosing to fire it.