US EditionJudge blocks Trump admin from 'destroying or altering' evidence in deadly Minneapolis shooting
A federal judge barred alteration or destruction of evidence after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, with a hearing set to review the order Monday.
- Late Saturday night, U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order preventing federal agencies from destroying evidence tied to Alex Pretti's fatal shooting at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue on Jan. 24, 2026.
- Seeking to preserve evidence, Hennepin County Attorney's Office and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension asked the U.S. District Court for a temporary restraining order after federal agents blocked investigators Saturday, with Moriarty stating, `I will not rest... to achieve transparency and accountability.`
- Multiple witness videos show Alex Pretti holding a phone with one hand empty before the shooting, while the Department of Homeland Security says he approached agents armed with a 9 mm pistol and `violently resisted`.
- Judge Eric Tostrud set a Monday afternoon hearing to allow federal arguments, while Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the ruling `protects that investigation by barring federal agents from altering or destroying any evidence`.
- The shooting adds to a string of recent deaths in Minneapolis, with Governor Tim Walz urging removal of `3,000 untrained agents` and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calling for federal forces to leave, citing increased violence this month.
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Trump-appointee judge orders DHS to preserve evidence in Alex Pretti shooting after suit by Minnesota
A Minnesota judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security, barring officials from altering or destroying evidence in the killing of anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Judge Orders Federal Government to Retain Evidence Related to Minnesota Shooting
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 … includ…
Federal judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence after fatal Minneapolis shooting
A federal judge in Minnesota late Saturday blocked the Department of Homeland Security from “destroying or altering” evidence after a man was shot and killed by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in South Minneapolis. In a late-night order, United States District Court judge Eric C. Tostrud, an appointee of President Trump, issued a…
Judge blocks feds from destroying evidence in Minnesota shooting
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from 'destroying or altering' evidence related to the fatal shooting of a protester by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in an order late Saturday. The big picture: At stake is whether states can investigate federal agents who use deadly…
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