"In that case, state investigators pledged a joint investigation with the FBI - only for the U.S. Attorney's Office to kick them off the probe a day later. Trump administration officials have since said there's no need for a federal investigation into the Good shooting, and continue to deny Minnesota officials access to evidence they'd routinely use to investigate a law enforcement shooting."
"A U.S. District Court judge will hold a hearing Monday afternoon after Minnesota officials sued in federal court to "vindicate their right to access evidence," including the names of the agents involved in Pretti's shooting. In the hours after Pretti's shooting, state investigators obtained a search warrant from a Hennepin County judge to access the scene of Pretti's death - an "unusual" move, they noted in a federal court filing - but federal agents refused to honor it and physically blocked state investigators from the area."
Federal agents refused to honor a Hennepin County search warrant and physically blocked Minnesota investigators from the Pretti death scene, prompting a federal lawsuit seeking access to evidence and agent identities. A U.S. District Court judge scheduled a hearing after Minnesota officials sued to vindicate their right to access evidence. Officials and state leaders portrayed the incident as an unprecedented obstruction and compared it to a prior ICE agent shooting where federal authorities removed state investigators from a joint probe. Legal experts note federal agents lack absolute immunity, but prosecuting them in state court faces extra hurdles.
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