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Border Patrol Commander Praised Agent After Shooting U.S. Citizen
2/11/2026
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Story summary
- Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino did not discipline agent Charles Exum after Exum shot U.S. citizen Marimar Martínez during Operation Midway Blitz.
- Bovino praised Exum and offered to exempt him from retirement age.
- Documents revealed by the Chicago Tribune show Exum shot Martínez five times after a collision.
- Following public outrage over police violence, the U.S. President Donald Trump administration reassigned Bovino.
