Inside the tug-of-war over evidence in Alex Pretti killing and why it matters for law enforcement accountability

In a pending court decision, Minnesota agencies claim the federal government is illegally barring them from accessing evidence after federal officers fatally shot Alex Pretti.

By: Cleo Krejci

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 1,890

Last Updated: 12 hours, 24 minutes ago

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A few hours after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in front of a Minneapolis donut shop, snowy footsteps, exploded tear gas and flash bang canisters and crumpled police tape littered the street where he died.

To casual observers, it was a mess. To the Minnesota professionals whose job it is to secure officer-involved crime scenes and collect evidence when someone is killed, it was an emergency.

The third emergency, in fact, in less …

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