Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the state
As federal immigration crackdowns in Minnesota continued on Tuesday, an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by various news outlets indicates that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting.
The report emerged as Donald Trump signals he may begin reducing the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents in the state.
Obtained by CNN and CBS News, the report from Customs and Border Protection’s initial investigation into the shooting of Pretti states: “CBP [Customs and Border Protection] personnel attempted to take Pretti into custody. Pretti resisted CBP personnel’s efforts and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, a BPA [border patrol agent] yelled, ‘He’s got a gun!’ multiple times. Approximately five seconds later, a BPA discharged his CBP-issued Glock 19 and a CBPO [CBP officer] also discharged his CBP-issued Glock 47 at Pretti.”
The report does not indicate if one or both of those discharges hit Pretti, but notes that the firearm taken off of Pretti was “subsequently cleared and secured” in the border patrol agent’s car.
