Judge Orders Federal Government to Retain Evidence Related to Minnesota Shooting

Minnesota’s attorney general is calling for a ‘full, impartial, and transparent investigation’ into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Jan. 24.
Judge Orders Federal Government to Retain Evidence Related to Minnesota Shooting
Federal agents block off the scene of a shooting as crowds gather in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
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A federal judge late on Jan. 24 ordered the Trump administration to retain all evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti during an altercation with U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis earlier that day.

In his order, U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud wrote that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agency officials are prohibited from “destroying or altering evidence related to the fatal shooting ... including but not limited to evidence that Defendants and those working on their behalf removed from the scene and/or evidence that Defendants have taken into their exclusive custody.”
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