In Possible Thaw, Trump and Minnesota's Governor Talk
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The fatal shooting of Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers has sparked calls for an independent investigation.
DHS is leading the investigations, not the FBI, which has raised questions about independence, and local officials have been cut out where there is usually cooperation.
In a pending court decision, Minnesota agencies say the federal government is illegally barring them from accessing evidence.
Two days after Department of Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a confused investigation is unfurling. The Justice Department has not opened a civil rights investigation, a crisis coordination center was erected in Minneapolis to investigate protesters and senior administration officials won’t definitively say whether Pretti had been disarmed before the shooting.
Mayor Jacob Frey said he didn't have preconceived notions about the outcome of an investigation but accused federal officials of saying things that are "not true."
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The Trump administration claims Alex Pretti approached officers with a handgun and agents fired “defensive shots”.