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Parents of Alex Pretti say U.S. is withholding shooting evidence

Susan and Michael Pretti said Tuesday the Justice Department has not briefed them nine months after federal agents killed their son in Minneapolis; a department spokesperson said investigations typically notify families later.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News, Idaho Capital Sun and 9 more are now reporting this
  2. New headline Was: “‘Shameful’: Alex Pretti’s parents accuse Trump officials of shielding son’s killers”
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  4. New headline Was: “Pretti parents say they have had no word from U.S. on son's killing”
  5. ABC News is now reporting this
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  1. The Guardian is now reporting this
  2. New York Times is now reporting this

Wire reporting: (AP, via Anchorage Daily News)

The parents of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, held a news conference Tuesday asking the Justice Department to share evidence with Minnesota prosecutors19,6.

Susan Pretti said she and her husband were not seeking special treatment19. Michael Pretti said the family had been ignored and that officials had shielded the agents involved6,3.

No federal charges have been announced in the shooting19. A Justice Department spokesperson told ABC News that the timing matches how such inquiries proceed and that family communications, if any, usually come later, such as at indictment or trial19. A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota declined comment19,6.

Then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said after the shooting that Pretti had committed an act of domestic terrorism; ABC News reported she later said she did not have all the information and did not retract the remark19. Bystander video reviewed by ABC News showed Pretti holding a phone, being taken to the ground, and being disarmed of a legally permitted firearm before shots were fired19.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a statement that the federal government continues to obstruct the local investigation and that a federal lawsuit seeks withheld evidence19. Star Tribune reporting said state investigators still lack the firearms used, Pretti’s firearm, officers’ cellphones and a recording of an officer statement, according to court records6.

Family attorney Steve Schleicher said a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting basic information, including the agents’ identities, received no response4,6. The parents asked Blanche and U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen to share evidence so prosecutors can follow the facts19.

Sources

  1. ABC NewsWATCH: Alex Pretti's family hold presser for the first time: 'It has been a miserable year'
  2. The Guardian‘Shameful’: Alex Pretti’s parents accuse Trump officials of shielding son’s killers
  3. (AP, via Anchorage Daily News)Alex Pretti’s parents say the federal government is shielding agents involved in his killingAlso (AP, via WFLA), (AP, via KSAT), (AP, via The Boston Globe), (AP, via ClickOnDetroit), (AP, via ClickOrlando)
  4. Idaho Capital SunPretti family: ‘We have not heard anything from the federal government’
  5. Minnesota ReformerPretti family: ‘We have not heard anything from the federal government’
  1. Star TribuneThe latest: Pretti family accuses federal government of ‘shielding Alex’s killers’
  2. Daily MontananPretti family: ‘We have not heard anything from the federal government’
  3. FOX 9What Alex Pretti’s parents found at Minneapolis memorial as justice remains out of reach
  4. ReutersParents of Alex Pretti slam Trump administration for withholding evidence into his killing
  5. New York TimesAlex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation
  6. CBS NewsAlex Pretti's parents says they haven't heard from the federal government about his death
  7. The Philadelphia InquirerAlex Pretti’s parents say federal government is silent on investigation
  8. Valley News Live‘We will no longer stay silent’: Alex Pretti’s parents call for justice in son’s shooting death by ICE
  9. ABC NewsAlex Pretti's parents seek answers from DOJ months after son's killing
  10. Star TribuneAlex Pretti’s parents say Justice Department is protecting agents who killed him
  11. FOX 9Alex Pretti's parents call on feds to share evidence in son's fatal shooting
  12. Star TribuneAlex Pretti's family discuss federal investigation into his death

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