In a CNN interview with Dana Bash, the Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino defended the agents’ actions.He said: “The suspect put himself in that situation.
“The victims are the Border Patrol agents there.”
Bovino later added: “I believe that the fantastic training of that our law enforcement partners has prevented any specific shootings of law enforcement.
“So good job for our law enforcement in taking him down before he was able to do that.”
When shown a video of the incident and asked why Pretti was shot after his gun was reportedly taken away by agents, Bovino refused to give a clear answer.