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FBI Refuses to Share Alex Pretti Evidence With Minnesota Investigators

State investigators and local prosecutors say they will continue their own inquiries and pursue court-backed avenues to obtain the federal case materials they have been denied.

People gather around a memorial site for Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
People gather to mourn for Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Jan. 7 during an immigration raid, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Feb. 7, 2026.
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension officers work at the scene where Alex Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis on January 25.
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Overview

  • Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the FBI notified it on Feb. 13 that the state will receive no access to information or evidence gathered in the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti.
  • The bureau said federal officials have also withheld materials in the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good and the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, despite repeated state requests.
  • The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into Pretti’s death, and DHS has internal reviews underway, with two agents placed on leave, according to officials.
  • BCA leaders and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty say they will keep investigating independently and issue formal demands to DOJ and DHS for evidence, though legal questions remain about potential state charges against federal officers.
  • Court records show state agents were blocked from the Pretti scene despite a warrant, obtained a temporary order to preserve evidence that was later lifted, and public videos have challenged early federal accounts by showing Pretti disarmed before he was shot.