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Minnesota Investigators Say FBI Refusing to Share Evidence in Alex Pretti’s Killing

HeadlineFeb 17, 2026

Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Monday the FBI has formally notified investigators that their agency will not receive access to evidence in the killing of Alex Pretti. Pretti was shot to death in Minneapolis on January 24 by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, who fired 10 rounds in under five seconds. Six of the bullets were fired as Pretti lay motionless on the ground. The FBI previously refused to share information about the shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was shot in the leg by ICE agents who then lied about the circumstances of the shooting, and Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was fatally shot by a Border Patrol officer on January 7. Democratic Governor Tim Walz blasted the FBI’s withholding of evidence, writing, “Minnesota needs impartial investigations into the shootings of American citizens on our streets. Trump’s left hand cannot investigate his right hand. The families of the deceased deserve better.”

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