Judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence in Alex Pretti shooting

Pretti, 37, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday morning, the second fatal shooting by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis since Renee Good’s shooting death on Jan. 7. As a result, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office filed a joint restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security from destroying evidence from this shooting.

Earlier this month, when Good, 37, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, the BCA said it was excluded from the investigation into the shooting. The lawsuit on Saturday night is meant to prevent these agencies from being shut out again.

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