The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has provided Minneapolis prosecutors with previously withheld evidence related to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents, as well as the injury of a Venezuelan man during January deportation operations, according to local officials speaking on Monday.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, the city’s chief prosecutor, stated that the federal government surrendered the extensive evidence tied to the three shooting incidents following six months of negotiations, jurisdictional disagreements, and legal action.
During a press briefing, Moriarty noted that the materials comprise body-worn camera footage from agents, additional digital records, and the bullet-riddled vehicle belonging to Good. She expressed gratitude to federal authorities for their readiness to “consider changing course.”
“Cooperation is essential. Our community depends on it,” she told journalists. “Our democracy demands it.”
Moriarty indicated that the evidence transfer occurred after talks with the Minneapolis office of U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for Minnesota and the local FBI field office; representatives from both entities did not reply to comment requests on Monday.
On January 7, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed Good while she was in her vehicle. On January 24, Border Patrol agents fatally shot Pretti on a public street amid protests. Both victims were U.S. citizens. Additionally, on January 14, an ICE agent fired on Venezuelan national Julio Sosa-Celis, striking him in the leg and causing injury.
Moriarty’s office continues to examine the deaths of Pretti and Good, and she has yet to determine whether state charges will be filed against the federal agents involved. However, in the Sosa-Celis case, prosecutors have already acted, charging ICE agent Christian Castro under Minnesota statutes with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of filing a false report.
