CBP spokesperson: ‘This is standard protocol’
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.
Pretti, who was carrying a semi-automatic pistol at the time, confronted Border Patrol agents attempting to conduct an enforcement operation in Minneapolis, ultimately leading to a deadly scuffle.
