Overview
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Monday that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has received hard drives and some physical evidence, including Renee Good’s vehicle, that federal investigators had previously withheld.
- The materials relate to three Operation Metro Surge incidents in January: Renee Good was shot and killed on January 7, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot on January 14, and Alex Pretti was killed on January 24.
- One ICE officer, Christian J. Castro, has been arrested and charged by state prosecutors in the Sosa-Celis shooting, while ICE officer Jonathan Ross and the federal agents tied to Pretti’s death have not been charged and remain under separate review.
- Minnesota officials sued the Department of Justice and other federal departments in March after months of limited cooperation and a federal judge ordered evidence preservation in late January, and state prosecutors say prolonged withholding had hindered their investigations.
- BCA forensic analysis of the newly obtained hard drives and items is ongoing, and prosecutors say its findings will inform any further charging decisions and could influence how federal and state authorities share evidence in future officer-involved shootings.