00:00The tide appears to be shifting in Minneapolis. Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is
00:05expected to leave the city today and take some of his agents with him. It's a move by the Trump
00:10administration that could de-escalate tensions. Now, I'm going to dig into this latest development
00:15with The Post's White House reporter Emily Gooden in a bit. But before I get to that,
00:20I want to update you on the investigation into the killing of ICE protester Alex
00:24Preddy by federal law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to The Post that
00:29they're looking into whether or not an errant shot from Preddy's handgun went off after the weapon
00:35was taken off of him, causing the agents at the scene to believe they were being fired upon.
00:40This potential explanation of how things went off the rails that day is a shift from the initial
00:46claims by DHS officials, who at first said Preddy was brandishing the pistol, which he was permitted
00:52to carry. One source told The Post exclusively, quote, it was 100% an accidental discharge by the
00:59agent that relieved that person of their weapon because everyone's guns were out. They think that
01:03there's a shooting. Sources familiar with the investigation said that the agents involved in
01:08the Preddy shooting were overworked and not trained to deal with protesters. The source added, quote,
01:13none of those agents should have had their gun out. It's a confluence of them being asked to do
01:19enforcement work that they are not trained for. Meanwhile, a federal court on Monday heard
01:24arguments in a key hearing relating to Preddy's shooting death. The judge in this case, who was
01:29appointed by President Trump, had ordered the feds to preserve all the evidence from the shooting as
01:34local authorities argue their rights to be part of the investigation. And Monday's hearing concerned
01:39whether or not to extend that order.
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