Federal Officials Release Withheld Evidence in Minnesota Shooting Cases

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty confirmed the receipt of hard drives and physical evidence, including the SUV driven by Renee Good at the time of her death. Good, a 37-year-old mother, was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during an operation in January. While DHS officials initially characterized her as a violent threat, video evidence suggests she was attempting to leave the scene. Similarly, evidence regarding the killing of Alex Pretti—who was shot by two CBP agents while intervening in a protest—contradicts federal claims that he was an armed assailant.

Federal Obstruction and Ongoing Tensions

State investigators faced significant resistance throughout their probe, with federal agents actively blocking access to crime scenes and seizing evidence, including Pretti’s phone and body camera footage. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison criticized the federal government for the months-long concealment, calling the eventual release a necessary but overdue step. Despite this development, the agents involved in the deaths of Good and Pretti remain uncharged. The shift in federal cooperation appears tied to a reciprocal agreement involving evidence from a separate case against agent Christian Castro, who was charged by state prosecutors after lying about a violent encounter with Julio Sosa-Celis. As scrutiny intensifies, similar patterns of federal non-collaboration are surfacing in other states, including recent fatal encounters in Texas and Maine.