Justice Department Releases 3 Minnesota Shooting Evidence Files as Prosecutors Weigh Charges
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 13
Justice Department Releases 3 Minnesota Shooting Evidence Files as Prosecutors Weigh Charges
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 13
Summary
Months after resisting, the Justice Department gave Minnesota investigators hard drives of previously withheld evidence in three shootings by immigration agents, reopening stalled state reviews of possible criminal charges.
The transfer includes body-camera footage from the killing of Alex Pretti and the vehicle Renee Good was driving when she was shot; Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty gave no timeline for charging decisions.
The January shootings of Good and Pretti—both U.S. citizens—during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown triggered protests and national scrutiny over federal agents' use of force.
The handover also eases a broader state-federal rupture in Minnesota, where officials had accused Washington of blocking access to evidence and interviews during the investigations.