Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in probe into fatal shootings of Good, Pretti
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has handed over previously withheld evidence, including hard drives and Good's damaged SUV, to Minnesota prosecutors investigating the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during immigration enforcement protests.
- The evidence transfer follows legal pressure and negotiations linked to a related ICE agent's shooting case, with Minnesota officials suing the federal government for access to materials to ensure a thorough investigation.
- Minnesota officials expressed frustration over the delay, with Attorney General Keith Ellison calling for a major course correction in federal cooperation on such cases.
- Meanwhile, Houston prosecutors complain that federal authorities are not sharing critical information in their probe of an ICE-related fatal shooting last week, highlighting ongoing challenges in federal-state collaboration.
- On the same day, an ICE agent shot and killed a motorist in Maine under circumstances involving a pursuit related to deportation enforcement, adding to tensions around immigration enforcement operations.