Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse fatally shot by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, appeared to confront federal agents less than two weeks before his death, newly published video footage shows.

A video published by The News Movement, a digital media company, seemed to show Pretti kicking a government vehicle and being tackled to the ground on a city street January 13.

The BBC reported on Wednesday that the man in the video “has the same coat, facial hair and gait as Alex Pretti and a facial recognition tool suggests a 97% match.” CNN later reported that Pretti’s family confirmed to the outlet that he is the man in the video.

In the two-minute clip, a man can be seen rushing toward a federal vehicle and yelling before kicking out its taillight. He appears to be carrying a gun in his waistband.

An agent then steps out of the vehicle, shoves the man to the ground and receives backup from other agents. Bystanders, some filming and yelling at the federal agents, watch the scene unfold.

“During the altercation, agents fired tear gas and pepper balls into the crowd,” The News Movement narrator says. “They continued to hold the man down before they retreat and he walks away.”

The day before the video was published, sources told CNN that Pretti sustained a broken rib after he was tackled by federal officers roughly a week before he was killed. DHS said it had “no record of this incident.” It’s not clear if the alleged incident is the same one as portrayed in the newly released video.

The clip went viral on social media on Wednesday, with a number of Republican commentators pointing to it as evidence that Pretti was not a peaceful protestor — as many of his defenders have claimed.

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