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
00:25law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to The Post that they're
00:30looking into whether or not an errant shot from Preddy's handgun went off
00:35after the 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. One 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,
01:13none of those agents...
01:15should have had their gun out. It's a confluence of them being asked to do...
01:20enforcement work that they are not trained for. Meanwhile, a federal court on Monday heard arguments...
01:25a key hearing relating to Preddy's 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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