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Alex Pretti’s killers placed on administrative leave as Kristi Noem’s story of the shooting unravels
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Reuters reports that the agents were put on leave following the killing of Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen.
The option to meet with a health professional was also extended to all agents present at the scene.
The move comes days after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem falsely claimed that Pretti had targeted federal officers.
Trump administration officials lied that Pretti had brandished a firearm that he had on his person.
Pretti’s killing, the second fatal shooting by immigration agents in Minnesota this month, has become a flashpoint in the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.