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Two Border Patrol Agents in Alex Pretti Shooting Placed on Administrative Leave
['Sean James']
Mediaite
Two Border Patrol officers who were involved in the shooting death of Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.
Fox News Washington correspondent Bill Melugin reported the news and said it was “part of standard protocol after a shooting.”NEW: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that the Border Patrol agents involved in the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota have now been placed on administrative leave as part of standard protocol after a shooting.
DHS tells me the agents have been on admin leave since Saturday, contradicting Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino's statement at a presser Sunday that they were still working.
The Department of Homeland Security said two Border Patrol agents fired shots at Pretti during the fatal fight on Saturday.
He then said Pretti “shouldn’t have been carrying a gun” and that the shooting was “very unfortunate.”“I don’t like that he had a gun.