Two Border Patrol agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday are on administrative leave, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The agents have been on leave since Saturday per standard protocol, the spokesperson said, confirming a development first reported by The New York Times.
The status of the agents, who have not been publicly identified, had been in question for days. Gregory Bovino, the high-ranking official within the agency who oversaw the Minneapolis operation until this week, told CNN on Sunday that the agents had been moved to another city and would likely be assigned to administrative duties.