Trump officials turn over withheld evidence in Renee Good, Alex Pretti ICE killings
An ICE agent shot Good in her car on January 7 and Border Patrol agents shot Pretti during protests on January 24. Both were US citizens
US President Donald Trump’s administration has turned over to Minneapolis prosecutors evidence it had withheld on immigration agents’ killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and wounding of a Venezuelan man during deportation sweeps in January, local officials said on Monday.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, the city’s lead prosecutor, said the federal government handed over the “voluminous” evidence in the three shootings after six months of discussions, jurisdictional disputes and a lawsuit.
The material includes videos from agents’ body cameras, other digital evidence and Good’s bullet-damaged car, Moriarty said at a press conference, thanking federal officials for their willingness to “consider changing course”.
“We need cooperation. Our community needs it,” she told reporters. “Our democracy requires it.”
Moriarty said the evidence was provided after discussions with Minnesota US Attorney Daniel Rosen’s office in Minneapolis and the FBI’s (Federal Bureau of Investigation) field office there, neither of which responded to requests for comment on Monday.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Good in her car on January 7 and Border Patrol agents fatally shot Pretti on a street during protests on January 24. Both were US citizens.