“The use of a chemical irritant by U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is among 17 instances of “potential unlawful behavior” by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge currently being investigated for criminal charges,” the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
“The incident involving Bovino included a chaotic scene where federal agents deployed smoke and chemicals as they clashed with protesters and observers in south Minneapolis. Bovino was captured on video lobbing a canister into Mueller Park in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood.”
Bovino can be heard sayingon video: “I’m gonna gas. Get back. Gas is coming. Gas is coming, second warning. Second warning.”
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