"The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks materials held by federal investigators related to federal agents shooting and killing Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti."
"Minnesota authorities note that state investigators arrived immediately at the scenes of two of the shootings and were informed by federal agents that they would work with Minnesota authorities and share relevant information."
"Instead of sharing information, federal authorities took exclusive possession of evidence that had been collected, and they denied Minnesota investigators access to key information."
"That physical obstruction persisted even after state officials obtained a judicial warrant authorizing access to the evidence."
The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration to access withheld evidence concerning three shootings by Department of Homeland Security agents. The lawsuit targets the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as well as the wounding of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. State investigators were initially promised cooperation by federal agents but were later denied access to crucial information. The lawsuit emphasizes that federal authorities obstructed state inquiries and retained exclusive possession of evidence, even after a judicial warrant was obtained for access.
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