The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a federal investigation this Friday, 30th, into possible civil rights violations in the death of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis resident shot last Saturday, 24th, by Border Patrol agents, according to federal authorities.
“We are looking at everything that could shed light on what happened that day and also in the days and weeks leading up to it,” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Blanche did not elaborate on the reasons that led the DOJ to open the investigation in Pretti’s case, but said that a similar investigation was not considered necessary in the death of Renee Good, shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on January 7.
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According to him, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division does not investigate all cases of shootings involving law enforcement and only acts when there are circumstances and facts that “justify an investigation.”
Also this Friday, the Department of Homeland Security reported that the FBI will be responsible for conducting the federal investigation. It is not yet clear whether the FBI will share information and evidence with Minnesota investigators, who have so far been excluded from the federal investigation.
*With information from Associated Press.
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*This content was translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence tools and reviewed by the editorial team of Estadão.
