Source: Washington Monthly
by Jonathan Alter
“Because we are now living in an authoritarian state, it’s easy to assume that the CBP agents who killed Alex Pretti in cold blood with 10 shots will not be held to account. That’s wrong. Because ICE and CBP are withholding their identities, it might take a while to identify the killers. But the names will come out. Then they will in all likelihood be arrested, indicted and given a fair trial. After which, it’s a good bet that the culprits will go to jail. Why am I so certain that justice will be done? I spoke on Friday, before this shooting, to Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, and he explained to me the way the system works. There’s nothing that prevents local police from arresting federal law enforcement when they commit crimes.” (01/25/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/25/alex-prettis-killers-will-likely-go-to-jail/