Two federal agents involved in killing of Alex Pretti are placed on administrative leave [View all]

Source: msn/Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Two of the federal agents involved in the shooting of Alex Pretti during a federal enforcement operation last weekend have been placed on administrative leave, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune on Jan. 28.

In a one-sentence statement, a CBP spokesperson said: “The two officers involved are on administrative leave. This is standard protocol.”

Although the statement did not specify that the two were the ones who shot Pretti, a preliminary report from federal investigators provided to members of Congress says two officers — a Border Patrol agent and a CBP officer — fired their guns during a chaotic scuffle involving several agents that was also recorded from multiple angles by bystanders.

The decision comes as federal authorities face growing scrutiny after two people were fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis within weeks of each other.

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