The White House said on Monday that US President Donald Trump does not ‌want to see people getting hurt or killed on the streets ‍of the United States but will not back down from efforts to deport “violent criminal illegal aliens” from Minnesota.

“Let’s be clear about the circumstances which led to that moment on Saturday. This tragedy occurred as a result ‍of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota for weeks,” Leavitt said.

Footage shows Pretti holding a phone – not a gun – as agents wrestle him to ‍the ground. It also shows officers removing a firearm stored near his waistband after he was subdued, moments before they fatally shot him. Pretti was a licensed gun owner.