The family of Alex Pretti is speaking out after members of the Trump administration referred to him as a “domestic terrorist.”

The family of Alex Pretti is speaking out after members of the Trump administration referred to him as a “domestic terrorist.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the incident “looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.” Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bonvino said Pretti was there to “massacre law enforcement.”

Multiple videos of the event show these allegations to be false. There is no evidence he ever brandished or pointed the gun at anyone.

Alex’s Pretti’s family released a statement condemning the rhetoric around Pretti’s death: