British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the death of an American man at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis as “concerning” on Wednesday.
“I haven’t seen all of the details, but what I have seen is obviously concerning,” Starmer told reporters aboard a plane bound for China, where he arrived Wednesday for an official visit.
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by US immigration officers on Saturday during a protest. Several videos show officers opening fire on him while he was on the ground.
The shooting sparked bipartisan condemnation in the United States and protests in Minneapolis, capping months of escalating violence in which masked, unidentified and heavily armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents have grabbed people suspected of violating immigration laws off the streets. (AFP)
