"The Justice Department has opened a civil rights probe into Pretti's fatal shooting by federal immigration officers. However, the Trump administration has said there is no need for a similar probe into Good's death. Minnesota officials launched legal steps soon after Pretti's killing in an effort to stake their claim to investigate, including obtaining a search warrant and suing to "vindicate their right to access evidence.""
"The Hennepin County Attorney's Office submitted letters to the DOJ and DHS this month demanding information about Good's death by Feb. 17. "The federal government has been clear that they are not conducting an investigation into Renee Good's death," Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in statement. "But we are." By the numbers: An overwhelming majority of voters (80%) surveyed for a recent Quinnipiac University poll of 1,191 respondents said there should be an independent investigation into the Pretti shooting."
Federal and state authorities clash over investigations of recent killings involving federal immigration officers and other deaths. The Justice Department opened a civil rights probe into Pretti's fatal shooting, while the Trump administration declined a similar probe into Good's death. Former U.S. attorneys and advocacy groups warned that blocking state law enforcement from investigating potential state-law violations would depart from DOJ norms and jeopardize the rule of law. Minnesota officials sought search warrants and sued to secure evidence, and the Hennepin County Attorney demanded information from federal agencies. Public opinion polls show strong support for independent investigations.
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