Judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence in Alex Pretti shooting

Published January 25, 2026 12:36pm ET



A U.S. district judge ruled in favor of Minnesota agencies requesting access to evidence in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday.

Pretti, 37, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday morning, the second fatal shooting by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis since Renee Good’s shooting death on Jan. 7. As a result, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office filed a joint restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security from destroying evidence from this shooting.

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