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Pretti family presses DOJ for evidence in fatal Minneapolis shooting
NBC News reports that Alex Pretti's parents demanded the Justice Department release evidence, while a DOJ spokesperson says such communications are not typical during investigations.
The short version
- Michael and Susan Pretti demanded the Justice Department release all evidence in their son Alex Pretti's fatal shooting by immigration officers in Minneapolis.[NBC News]
- The parents say federal officials have kept them uninformed for 275 days, while a DOJ spokesperson says such contact is not typical during investigations.[NBC News]
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says federal authorities stopped sharing information with Minnesota investigators, and the family's lawyer cites the Crime Victims Rights Act.[NBC News]
Key facts
- Michael and Susan Pretti demanded at a news conference that the Justice Department release all evidence related to their son's death.[NBC News]
- Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and ICU nurse, was fatally shot by immigration officers in Minneapolis nine months before the news conference.[NBC News]
- The Pretti parents said at the news conference that the federal government has kept them in the dark for 275 days.[NBC News]
- Justice Department spokesperson Kiersten Pels told NBC News that communications between federal officials and victims' families do not typically occur during an investigation.[NBC News]
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the federal government stopped sharing information with Minnesota authorities investigating Pretti's killing.[NBC News]
- Steven L. Schleicher, a lawyer for the Prettis, said his clients are entitled to see any evidence about the shooting under the Crime Victims Rights Act.[NBC News]
What remains uncertain
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