AG Ellison won a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit he filed earlier in the day on behalf of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and alongside the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office against the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies. The order prevents them from altering or destroying evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by DHS agents. 

“As long as I have the honor of serving as your Attorney General, I will fight defend the rule of law in Minnesota. “Alex Pretti was killed by DHS agents in broad daylight in front of all of our eyes. Both the rule of law and the sense of justice we all carry within us demand a full, fair, and transparent investigation into his death. We will not settle for less. Tonight’s ruling protects that investigation by barring federal agents from altering or destroying any evidence they captured involving the fatal shooting of Alex. Justice will be done.” – AG Ellison