Two agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave as Trump says he’ll ‘de-escalate’ Minnesota crackdown

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Source: theguardian.com
Two agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave as Trump says he’ll ‘de-escalate’ Minnesota crackdown

Fallout from second fatal shooting in city dogs White House, though raids continue as outrage mounts

The two agents who fatally shot a man in Minneapolis over the weekend have been placed on administrative leave, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, as Donald Trump tried to quell the backlash even while immigration raids in the city continued.

The move, which DHS emphasized is standard protocol when agents are involved in fatal shootings, comes as the president suggested he would “de-escalate” his immigration enforcement crackdown in the state, but without offering details or whether tactics would change.

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