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Minneapolis killings put a focus on use of body cameras

Flowers and candles make up a memorial to Alex Pretti on Jan. 25 in Minneapolis. Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA medical center, was killed Saturday after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with border patrol agents in the Eat Street Crossing district of Minneapolis.

Federal immigration enforcement authorities are facing scrutiny and criticism over their tactics, including the lack of body-worn cameras, following the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.

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