Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti and offers surprising theory
“Dana, you don’t know that he was unarmed. I don’t know that he was unarmed,” he said. “That is freeze-frame adjudication of a crime scene via a photo. That is why we have investigators. That is why we have an investigation that is going to answer these questions.”
He added that it was not yet clear whether an agent had removed Pretti’s firearm.
“We don’t know that agent was taking his gun away,” Bovino said. “The facts are going to come to light. That is why we investigate.”
Bash challenged Bovino’s framing, noting that while he stressed the importance of waiting for investigative conclusions, he was also making statements that appeared to prejudge the incident. Continue reading…