2 Federal Agents Placed On Leave In Killing Of Minneapolis Nurse Alex Pretti

WASHINGOTN, D.C. — The two federal agents who shot and killed Alex Pretti have been placed on leave, an official with the Department of Homeland Security told the New York Times and others.

It's not clear if the department has taken action regarding the other agents involved with the deadly confrontation of Pretti, a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse from Minneapolis, the Times noted.

Federal authorities have not publicly identified any of the agents involved.

The move follows pressure from two Republicans in Congress — Senators Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — and came after Gregory Bovino, who had been overseeing President Donald Trump’s Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis, was removed from his leadership role, reassigned out of Minnesota, and had his social media access revoked by federal officials amid backlash over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

Bovino had become the most visible face of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in the state, but according to CNN, administration officials grew increasingly frustrated with his public handling of the fallout, particularly statements suggesting Pretti intended to carry out a mass attack on law enforcement.

Sources told CNN those appearances compounded political damage rather than containing it, prompting internal discussions about removing Bovino from the Minneapolis operation.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Bovino’s departure is part of a broader reassessment by the White House as legal challenges and public protests escalate.

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