00:00The tide appears to be shifting in Minneapolis, top Border Patrol official Greg
00:05Bovino is expected to leave the city today and take some of his agents with him.
00:10There's a move by the Trump administration that could de-escalate tensions.
00:13Now I'm going to dig into this.
00:15Latest development with The Post's White House reporter Emily Gooden in a bit.
00:18But before I get to that.
00:20I want to update you on the investigation into the killing of ICE protester Alex Preddy by
00:25The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to The Post that there
00:30was looking into whether or not an errant shot from Preddy's handgun went off after
00:35the weapon was taken off of him, causing the agents at the scene to believe they were
00:40being fired upon this potential explanation of how things went off the rails that day.
00:45is a shift from the initial claims by DHS officials who at first said Preddy was
00:50brandishing the pistol, which he was permitted to carry.
00:53One source told The Post.
00:55Inclusively quote, it was 100% an accidental discharge by the agent that relieved.
01:00that person of their weapon because everyone's guns were out, they think that there's a shooting.
01:05sources familiar with the investigation said that the agents involved in the Preddy shooting were overworked.
01:10and not trained to deal with protesters, the source added quote, none of those agents.
01:15should have had their gun out.
01:17It's a confluence of them being asked to do information.
01:20enforcement work that they are not trained for.
01:22Meanwhile, a federal court on Monday heard arguments in.
01:25a key hearing relating to Preddy shooting death, the judge in this case, who was appointed by president.
01:30Trump had ordered the feds to preserve all the evidence from the shooting as local authorities.
01:35argued their rights to be part of the investigation and Monday's hearing concerned whether or not.
01:40to extend that order.
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