If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. This principle applies to suicide by cop. Prior to the successful attempt that made him famous, Alex Pretti spat at officers and kicked out their taillight:

Alex Pretti spits on a federal agent and then kicks out his taillight in footage released by the BBC from 11 days before his death.pic.twitter.com/64hg4FXv1a

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 28, 2026

Via Western Journal:

Video shared on social media Wednesday appeared to show Alex Pretti getting into a confrontation with federal immigration enforcement agents more than a week before he was shot during a skirmish with officers.

They should have arrested him for this obviously unlawful behavior. He might be alive today if they had.

Imagine this maniac assaulting you while armed. No wonder agents didn’t take any chances during the next confrontation.

Meanwhile, the liberal establishment on whose behalf Pretti martyred himself to moonbattery paints a comically incongruent picture of the sociopath:

This is a masterpiece pic.twitter.com/XfXrsMTgbZ

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) January 29, 2026

On tips from Wiggins, abcanc, and seaoh.