Minnesota Leaders Say Evidence From Metro Surge Shootings Is Not Being Shared
State officials say the Justice Department has paused evidence sharing, leaving investigators without key phone, gun and video records in two fatal shootings.
- On Thursday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty accused the federal government of "obstructing our investigations" by halting evidence sharing related to the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
- This reversal follows cooperation that began in July, ending months of state investigators' exclusion from the Operation Metro Surge investigation into the 10-week immigration crackdown.
- State attorneys report the Justice Department is withholding critical evidence, including the cell phone of ICE agent Jonathan Ross, the firearms used to shoot Pretti, and officer statement recordings.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Moriarty, and BCA Superintendent Drew Evans filed a federal lawsuit to force disclosure, while Good's family initiated civil litigation against the agents involved.
- Cooperation remains paused indefinitely due to "challenges with D.C.," leaving the possibility of criminal charges in question nearly nine months after the fatal encounters.
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Duluth News Tribune
State officials say federal government is again withholding evidence in Pretti and Good shootings
The apparent reversal comes after state officials said in July that two-way evidence sharing had begun six months after the shootings.
Winona Daily News
Chippewa HeraldTrump administration again shuts down evidence sharing in Good, Pretti killings
Minnesota law enforcement officials say the federal government is again refusing to share evidence from the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge. The abrupt change comes after previous statements from state officials that evidence sharing…
The spokesman-Review
Star TribuneJustice Department halts cooperation in Good and Pretti probes, state officials say
Minnesota law enforcement officials say the federal government is again refusing to share evidence from the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge.
DFL Party Statement: Trump Administration Hides Evidence for Good, Pretti Investigations — Again
ST. PAUL — Donald Trump’s federal government has stopped coordinating with Minnesota law enforcement on the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, state officials revealed today. Court filings reveal that the Justice Department has not produced key evidence, including the cell phone of the ICE agent who shot Good and the firearms used to […]
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