Several main claims made by government officials after federal officers fatally shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday “are contradicted in part by video and witness accounts,” according to other Minnesota Star Tribune, which investigated these claims and compared them to what we actually know. “A review of over half a dozen videos taken from different angles — including footage recorded by bystanders, video from inside nearby businesses and clips captured from across the street — along with eyewitness accounts and statements from local officials, complicates that narrative and leaves several assertions unsupported by publicly released evidence.” 

The Minnesota Department of Corrections has launched a website to combat “ongoing misinformation” from federal officials, KARE11 reports. The DOC names Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino directly in a statement: 

“In the hours following the shooting, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino held a press conference asserting that the operation was targeting an individual named Jose Huerta-Chuma and characterized him as having a significant criminal history. Because federal statements have repeatedly included inaccurate information about Minnesota custody and criminal records, the DOC reviewed available records to determine whether the individual referenced had any connection to Minnesota state prison custody. 

Based on DOC records and publicly available Minnesota court data: 

• The individual identified by federal officials has never been in Minnesota DOC custody.
• DOC and court records show no felony commitments associated with this
• Public Minnesota court records reflect only misdemeanor-level traffic offenses from more than a decade ago.
• The individual is not currently under DOC supervision.”

“A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring federal officials from destroying or altering evidence related to Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis,” MPR News reports. The restraining order was issued  in response to a lawsuit filed Saturday night by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. … The lawsuit was filed after the BCA said it was blocked from accessing the shooting scene on Saturday to collect evidence, despite having a search warrant giving them authority to do so.” 

Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a letter to Gov. Tim Walz’s office hours after Alex Pretti was shot and killed that “put forth a path for ICE and other federal agents to leave Minnesota. That’s something local and state leaders have been pleading for several weeks,” FOX9 reports. Included in that path include having Walz’s office share state records on Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Service programs, repeal all “sanctuary” policies in the state, and allow the Department of Justice access to Minnesota’s voter rolls. 

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