The Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave, The Post has learned.
The move is standard protocol for officers involved in a shooting, Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed.
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Two federal immigration officers fired their weapons when Pretti, 37, was shot dead in Minneapolis during a struggle with several agents over the weekend, DHS revealed in a preliminary review of the incident released Tuesday.
Neither has been identified.
When CBP officers tried to take him into custody after he refused to get out of the street, Pretti, who was carrying a loaded Sig Sauer pistol, “resisted” and during a scuffle, a Border Patrol agent began shouting, “He’s got a gun!,” according to the review.
Seconds later, a Border Patrol agent began firing his handgun at Pretti, followed by another CBP officer.
Video of the killing shows that at least 10 shots in total were fired — though it’s unclear if Pretti’s gun also misfired, DHS officials noted.
Pretti, an ICU nurse, was pronounced dead within half an hour of the confrontation despite life-saving efforts from the federal officers.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting an autopsy.
The preliminary findings, based on body camera footage and other CBP documents, were turned over to congressional committees overseeing DHS.
