Federal government stopped sharing information in Good, Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say

Minnesota officials said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has stopped sharing evidence related to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by immigration officers earlier this year. 

Minnesota officials said in a court filing reviewed by The Associated Press that the federal government stopped sharing evidence related to the two shooting deaths during President Trump’s Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Minnesota officials initially sued the DOJ for the evidence they said was needed to conduct an independent investigation of the shootings. 

State officials have asked a judge to order the DOJ to hand over evidence they have on the shootings and said the federal government has no legal authority to obstruct their investigation. According to the filings, the DOJ agreed to share the evidence with state officials in July and began transferring materials to........

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