Minnesota prosecutors receive previously withheld evidence in ICE shooting probes

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office has now received hard drives containing statements, police body-camera video and other evidence that federal officials had previously withheld in the investigations of the January shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The materials also include Good's damaged SUV.

Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot while leaving an anti-immigration protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse, was killed by federal officers during a protest on Jan. 24. Both incidents sparked national criticism of the immigration enforcement operation known as “Operation Metro Surge,” which ended in February.

"The wonderful thing now is we have all the evidence," Moriarty said. "Any time the government is responsible in whatever way of taking the life of a community member we need to have a full and thorough investigation."

Lawyers for Good's family called the evidence transfer "an important and meaningful step towards justice and accountability." State and local officials have been negotiating reciprocal evidence sharing with federal agencies. In June, Minnesota officials indicated they would provide evidence in a separate ICE-related case if the federal government shared the Good and Pretti materials.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who amended a lawsuit against the federal government in June, said the delay in receiving the evidence was troubling.

"It should never have taken this long," Ellison said. "I hope that this is the beginning of a major course correction on the part of the federal government."

Federal agencies have not responded to requests for comment. The release follows similar disputes in other jurisdictions, including Houston prosecutors who say they lack basic information about a recent ICE shooting, and a recent ICE-involved shooting in Maine.