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Minnesota officials say the FBI has refused to share information in the investigation of nurse Alex Pretti’s death, prompting calls for a joint state-federal review while a separate DOJ civil rights probe progresses.
The FBI has formally refused to share evidence in the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, which Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension calls concerning and unprecedented. The BCA says it will pursue legal avenues to obtain materials and would welcome a joint investigation if the stance changes. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty plans to demand the evidence from the DOJ and DHS; Pretti's family has urged a joint state-federal probe. A restraining order to protect evidence at the scene was briefly issued before being lifted.
Minnesota investigators say the FBI will not share evidence related to the January shooting of Alex Pretti by CBP, complicating an independent probe. The BCA vows to pursue all legal avenues to gain access and maintain a joint investigation, as Gov. Walz and others push for impartial oversight amid a surge of immigration enforcement and related shootings, including the deaths of Renee Good and Julio Sosa-Celis.
Federal agents fatally shot a 37-year-old Minneapolis man during a targeted operation; DHS says the suspect approached with a handgun and resisted, while the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says federal agents blocked access to the scene despite a judge’s warrant. The deceased, identified as Alex Pretti, was an ICU nurse with no criminal history. Gov. Walz urged a state-led investigation as protests began, a Timberwolves game was postponed, and National Guard was placed on standby as the FBI and BCA coordinate on the investigation.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an independent use‑of‑force investigation after an ICE officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis. DHS described a targeted traffic stop that escalated into a struggle, with the victim hospitalized in non‑life‑threatening condition and two additional people in custody. The case follows a prior ICE shooting that killed Renee Good, after which the FBI blocked BCA access to evidence, prompting calls for greater federal‑local cooperation and requests for residents to share videos or tips.
A domestic abuse suspect, Shannon Gooden, fired more than 100 rounds during an hourslong negotiation with police in Burnsville, resulting in the deaths of three first responders and his own suicide. Gooden, who was not allowed to possess firearms due to a felony assault conviction, shot and killed three officers and injured another before turning the gun on himself. The incident, which also left a firefighter-paramedic dead, is under investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating a "use-of-force incident" involving a state trooper along Interstate 94 in Minneapolis. No further details have been released regarding the incident or any injuries. A stretch of I-94 heading north from downtown Minneapolis was closed, but it is unclear if it is connected to the BCA investigation. Southbound traffic is unaffected.