US EditionJudge won’t order federal investigators to preserve Alex Pretti evidence
Judge rules federal agencies unlikely to alter evidence in Alex Pretti’s Jan. 24 shooting, lifting order after reviewing preservation policies and official assurances.
- A federal judge in federal court lifted the temporary restraining order on federal authorities in the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension lawsuit, finding them unlikely to destroy evidence from the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis.
- Blocked from the scene despite a signed judicial warrant, the BCA sued in federal court after federal authorities denied access.
- The judge acknowledged on-scene concerns about a firearm allegedly taken from Pretti but found them undeveloped and non-specific, insufficient to justify the preservation order.
- The FBI is now leading the probe, and the judge noted the shooting likely triggered a duty to preserve evidence for potential civil suits while federal authorities' evidence-preservation policies were deemed adequate.
- The BCA and Hennepin County Attorney's Office cited public statements from federal officials, but how evidence will be handled remains unclear and civil suits are not yet known.
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In Odd Ruling, Trump Judge Acknowledges Admin’s ‘Troubling’ Response to Pretti Killing, but Dismisses Concerns About Evidence Tampering
A Trump judge handed down an often contradictory ruling Monday night lifting his order requiring the preservation of evidence surrounding CPB agents’ killing of Alex Pretti last month.
The case of the officer who shot and killed Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse from the intensive care unit, in Minneapolis, remains valid.
Two CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti's shooting By: J. David McSwane, ProPublica-MN Reformer This story was originally published by ProPublica. The two federal immigration agents who shot at Minneapolis protestor Alex Pretti are identified in government records as the Border Patrol agent Jesús Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutiérrez. Records consulted by ProPublica indicate that Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, were r…
The death of Alex Pretti has been officially classified as killing.
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