Minnesota Sues Feds Over Shooting Evidence Block
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Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over Evidence Blockage in Federal Agent Shootings
Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administrations Justice Department and Homeland Security, accusing them of obstructing evidence from three shootings by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge. The suit, filed on March 24th in federal court in Washington, D.C., covers the January 7th killing of Renee Good, the January 4th shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, and the January 24th death of Alex Pretti, all in Minneapolis. State officials need agent names, weapons, vehicles, and scene evidence to investigate possible crimes.
Efforts to cooperate failed quickly, as orders from Washington halted information sharing, Touhy letters went unanswered, and even warrants were ignored at scenes. Federal teams collected key items like Goods car with a bullet hole and Prettis cellphone video but handed over nothing despite early promises. Attorney General Keith Ellison called the stonewalling unprecedented and unnecessary if justice matters.
The suit alleges that feds shifted evidence internally, ending their own probes, while agents in the Sosa-Celis case got leave for lying in court. Minnesota wants a judge to force evidence release, testing uncharted legal ground between state and federal powers.
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