Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in probe into fatal shootings of Good, Pretti

By — Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Philip Marcelo, Associated Press By — Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/minnesota-prosecutors-obtain-long-withheld-evidence-in-probe-into-fatal-shootings-of-good-pretti Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in probe into fatal shootings of Good, Pretti Nation Jul 13, 2026 4:22 PM EDT The Trump administration has turned over evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against an immigration enforcement crackdown earlier this year, state prosecutors announced Monday. The progress came as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a motorist in Maine on Monday, and Houston prosecutors complained the administration was still withholding critical information in their investigation into a fatal shooting by an ICE officer last week. READ MORE: What to know about the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the evidence turned over by federal investigators included previously withheld hard drives containing statements, police body camera video and other materials in the Minnesota killings. They also turned over Good's badly damaged SUV, she said. "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." Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed in her vehicle while leaving an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. WATCH: Brothers of Renee Good, woman fatally shot by ICE, remember their sister with lawmakers Her death and that of Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse shot and killed by federal officers just weeks later during a Jan. 24 protest, sparked outrage across the country and calls to rein in immigration enforcement. The Minneapolis immigration crackdown, dubbed "Operation Metro Surge," was billed as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever. It ended in February after thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents withdrew from the state. At least nine people have been killed since the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign began last year. No one has been charged in connection with the deaths, and the federal government has suggested state prosecutors don't have jurisdiction to investigate federal officers. Lawyers for Good's family said the transfer of evidence represented "an important and meaningful step towards justice and accountability." Spokespersons for the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota, as well as ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, didn't