Federal Judge Orders US to Preserve Pretti Shooting Evidence

Jan. 25, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

A Minnesota federal judge has ordered US officials not to destroy or alter evidence related to Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent.

US District Judge Eric C. Tostrud issued his order Saturday, and set a hearing on the order for Monday in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed a complaint Saturday against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and other federal officials, seeking access to evidence from the shooting.

The case is: Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem, D. Minn., No. 0:26-cv-00628, order 1/24/26


To contact the reporter on this story: Keith Perine in Washington at kperine@bloombergindustry.com

To contact the editor: Seth Stern at sstern@bloomberglaw.com

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