Minnesota officials say US government stopped sharing evidence on fatal ICE shootings

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Guardian staff. (2026, October 23). Minnesota officials say US government stopped sharing evidence on fatal ICE shootings. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/minnesota-federal-government-fatal-ice-shootings

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Minnesota officials claim the U.S. government has halted sharing evidence regarding the fatal shootings of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE and Customs and Border Patrol officers earlier this year. The state sued the Trump administration for access to materials needed for an independent investigation in March. Prosecutors expected to receive all evidence but recently stated that transfers stopped after July due to unspecified challenges from Washington, D.C. State officials are now asking a judge to compel federal agencies to provide the remaining evidence.
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Minnesota officials say the Trump administration has stopped sharing evidence with them regarding the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both US citizens, who were shot during a violent anti-immigration crackdown in Minneapolis earlier this year. The state sued the federal government in March for access to materials needed to investigate the shootings independently. Good was killed while driving away from a protest when she was shot by an ICE officer, and Pretti died after being shot by a CBP agent as he assisted another protester during demonstrations against the crackdown. Both incidents occurred amid weeks of militarized federal immigration enforcement actions that local leaders described as a siege. The state claims it does not trust the federal government to investigate itself, while the administration argues that state prosecutors lack jurisdiction over federal officers.

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📰 Trump Administration Stops Evidence Sharing
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“Both articles describe the same incident of the Trump administration stopping evidence sharing related to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as reported in court filings.”
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Topics

CBP Customs and Border Patrol ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement Minnesota

Subjects

Minnesota GPE · 6× Good PERSON · 4× Pretti PERSON · 4× Trump PERSON · 2× Alex Pretti PERSON · 1× CBP ORG · 1× Customs and Border Patrol ORG · 1× ICE ORG · 1× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× Renee Good PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The shootings of the two protesters, both US citizens, was a turning point in the government’s approach after weeks of violent action by ranks of militarized, masked federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, which local leaders called a siege, after months of similar mass operations in major cities.
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🔮 Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said at the time that the state expected to receive “all the evidence.”

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

The federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers during a violent anti-immigration, anti-protest crackdown in the state earlier this year, state officials said in recent court filings. asserted
officials → stop → filings
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration in March for access to materials they said they needed to independently investigate the shootings. asserted
they → sue → shootings
The family of Good, 37, earlier this month sued over her death when she was shot by a federal officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as she drove her car away during a protest in January. asserted
she → sue → January
Pretti, also 37, was shot dead in the street by a border patrol agent as he went to the assistance of a fellow protester on the icy city streets during fierce demonstrations against the crackdown. asserted
he → shoot → crackdown
The shootings of the two protesters, both US citizens, was a turning point in the government’s approach after weeks of violent action by ranks of militarized, masked federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, which local leaders called a siege, after months of similar mass operations in major cities. asserted
leaders → call → cities
The Trump administration has suggested that state prosecutors don’t have jurisdiction to investigate federal officers, while Minnesota officials have said they don’t trust the federal government to investigate itself. uncertain
government → suggest → itself
The state is still seeking the cell phones of the officers involved in both shootings and recordings of key interviews. asserted
state → seek → interviews
State prosecutors announced in July that the federal government had begun turning over evidence in the cases, including police body camera video and hard drives containing statements. asserted
government → announce → statements
Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said at the time that the state expected to receive “all the evidence.” asserted
state → say → evidence
But Minnesota investigators said in October court filings that the transfer of evidence stopped soon after the July announcement. asserted
transfer → say → announcement
Moriarty said the US attorney’s office for Minnesota, the state outpost of federal prosecutors, told her on 10 September that evidence sharing would be on pause indefinitely “in light of challenges with DC”, according to the documents, referring to Washington and the federal authorities. uncertain
sharing → say → Washington
State prosecutors have again asked a judge to order federal agencies to hand over the evidence, arguing they “have identified no legal authority or rational basis justifying their obstruction of state criminal investigations”. asserted
they → ask → investigations
In a reply filed on Tuesday, attorneys for the US justice department argued it is within their discretion to decline to share information with state authorities. asserted
it → file → authorities
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension, said in a legal declaration that federal authorities still have Good’s clothing, the cell phone of the officer who killed her and interview recordings that state authorities have never been able to view. asserted
authorities → say → that
Bystanders captured footage of the shooting death of Good in her car and Pretti on the street, in each case contradicting key parts of what the administration said prompted the killings. asserted
administration → capture → killings
No criminal charges have been filed. asserted
charges → file → ?
Evans said the federal government also has not shared a recorded statement from an officer who shot Pretti, the firearms used by the officers, their phones, projectiles and casings. asserted
who → say → officers
The Associated Press contributed reporting asserted
Press → contribute → reporting
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