The Department of Homeland Security has taken two federal immigration agents involved in a deadly shooting off field duty as an investigation into the incident moves forward.
Two Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers involved in a deadly Minnesota shooting on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The incident involved Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse who allegedly obstructed a federal immigration operation at the time of the deadly encounter.
“The two officers involved are on administrative leave. This is standard protocol,” the CBP spokesperson stated to the DNCF.
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