Two officers fired their guns during the fatal encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CNN.

While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump threw cold water on a description from White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller that Alex Pretti — the 37-year-old intensive care nurse who was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer on Saturday — was acting like an “assassin.”

The internal investigation was conducted by Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility.

The National Rifle Association and others have argued citizens need guns to fend off government. The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who carried a pistol, set off debate.

A number of Republicans suggested carrying a gun to a protest is an indicator of violence, while Democrats suddenly claim to care about Second Amendment rights they had sought to ban.