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Minnesota prosecutors receive federal evidence in two protest shooting deaths
State and local prosecutors in Minnesota obtained hard drives and a damaged SUV from federal officials on July 13 in the investigations of two fatal shootings during immigration enforcement protests. The materials cover the deaths of Renee Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24.
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Minnesota prosecutors announced on July 13 that federal officials delivered hard drives containing statements, police body camera video and other records, along with Renee Good’s badly damaged SUV, in the investigations into two fatal shootings during immigration enforcement protests.
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The materials had been withheld since the deaths of Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, on January 7 and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, on January 24. Both shootings occurred in Minnesota during protests against the federal immigration crackdown known as Operation Metro Surge, which ended in February after thousands of ICE agents withdrew.
local prosecutors sued the Trump administration last month seeking access to the evidence. On June 18, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison amended the lawsuit to detail the federal refusal to share materials.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension stated that great strides have been made to ensure a thorough and complete review. Ellison said he remains deeply troubled that it took more than half a year for federal officials to hand over the materials.
“It should never have taken this long and I hope this marks the beginning of a major course correction." — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, July 13 (state announcement). Lawyers for Good’s family said the transfer represented an important and meaningful step toward justice and accountability.”
