US agents involved in Alex Pretti's killing in Minneapolis placed on leave

"Two United States federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration raid in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, as fallout from the most recent killing of a US citizen continues to cause outrage. The two officers have been on leave since Saturday, in what US officials said on Wednesday was standard protocol, when Pretti was shot multiple times after being forced to the ground by masked immigration officers in an altercation that quickly turned deadly."

"US media, citing a preliminary investigation sent to members of the US Congress, report that a US Border Patrol agent initially opened fire on Pretti while he was on the ground, followed by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, who also fired. The killing of Pretti has been widely condemned across the political aisle despite initial efforts by Trump administration officials to justify the killing and paint the victim as being to blame."

"The two officers involved are on administrative leave and have been since Saturday, Al Jazeera's Manuel Rapalo said, reading from a statement from a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) spokesperson on Wednesday. Rapalo, reporting from Minneapolis, said that it was unclear whether or not the Department of Homeland Security has taken any sort of additional actions against the other officers who were involved in that fatal shooting."

Two United States federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration raid in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, beginning Saturday as standard protocol. Video shows masked immigration officers forcing Pretti to the ground before he was shot multiple times. US media citing a preliminary investigation sent to Congress report that a Border Patrol agent first opened fire while Pretti was on the ground, followed by a Customs and Border Protection officer. The killing has drawn bipartisan condemnation despite administration statements attempting to justify it. It follows the January 7 killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer. Homeland Security actions beyond leave are unclear.

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