Feds open civil rights probe into Alex Pretti killing
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The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
“We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Blanche said during a media conference on Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will lead the federal probe.
— The Associated Press
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