Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The two Border Patrol agents who fired shots in the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Wednesday.
The agents have not been publicly identified.
President Donald Trump has vocally softened his stance on the shooting after officials called Pretti a "domestic terrorist" and an "assassin," despite a lack of evidence.
Pretti was the second person in Minneapolis to be killed by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge began in December. He was an intensive care nurse who was shot on Jan. 24 while trying to protect a woman who was knocked down by an agent. Renee Good was shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 while trying to drive away.
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