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Source: New York Times
The two federal agents who opened fire on a Veterans Affairs nurse in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, an official with the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, as more voices, including some in the Republican Party, broke with the White House over its handling of the fatal shooting.
It was unclear if the department had taken any action regarding the other agents involved in the encounter with the nurse, Alex Pretti, including those who had helped restrain him before the two agents fired about 10 bullets into his back and as he slumped onto the street. The agents have been on leave since the shooting, the official said — something the White House had not previously disclosed.
On Sunday, Gregory Bovino, who was then overseeing President Trump’s Border Patrol operations in the city, told CNN that the agents involved in Mr. Pretti’s shooting had been moved to other cities and would “more than likely be on administrative duty.” He and other officials stridently defended the killing, however, falsely describing Mr. Pretti’s actions before he was killed.
The revelation came as authorities in Minneapolis and the U.S. Capitol Police were investigating an attack on Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat who represents parts of the city and has been a frequent target of criticism from Mr. Trump. A man sprayed her with an unknown substance during a public event on Tuesday night as she criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/28/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota
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