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BCA Says Plans With FBI Not Finalized as Pretti Family Presses for Joint Probe

State investigators seek a formal joint plan with federal agencies to secure full access to withheld evidence.

Overview

  • Alex Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, and federal authorities are leading the principal reviews.
  • Pretti’s family called for a truly joint state–federal investigation and asked for the agents’ names plus release of body-camera footage and videos from Pretti’s phone.
  • The Minnesota BCA said it remains committed to working with the FBI and the Department of Justice, yet no joint investigative plan has been finalized.
  • The BCA’s Force Investigations Unit continues an independent probe, while the FBI told local media it has no updates on a possible joint arrangement.
  • BCA leaders said federal teams withheld key materials and blocked state investigators at the scene; a court order the state obtained to preserve evidence was lifted by a federal judge a week later.