US EditionDOJ opens civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti death
The FBI leads the civil rights investigation into Pretti's shooting, with video evidence challenging officers' accounts and Customs and Border Protection conducting an internal review.
- The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was killed by Border Patrol officers, as stated by federal officials.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated, 'We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day.'
- Multiple videos revealed that Pretti only had his mobile phone when officers tackled him, contradicting claims about his actions.
- Attorney Steve Schleicher noted that the earlier altercation did not justify the fatal shooting of Pretti.
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The Latest: DOJ pens a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials. The development followed confirmation by the Department of Homeland Security earlier…
DOJ opening civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti's death
The Department of Justice is opening a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis last Saturday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a news conference Friday."We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Blanche said, according to the Associated Press. The FBI will lead the investigation.Pretti was wrestled to the ground by several agents and then shot multiple …
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti's death
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by two Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis amid a federal immigration crackdown.
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN - The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday. “This means that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Secretary has said, is conducting an investigation, as is appropriate,” Blanche said. “And as they do every time a tragic event like this occurs, the FBI, in its role, which is independen…
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