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Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Fatal shootings during Minneapolis immigration-enforcement protests under state review.

Investigation
last updated 25 July 2026 · 8 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
7
Fatalities
2
Death charges
0
Latest update
24 Jul 2026
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Case file Renee Good and Alex Pretti, reference D C zero zero five zero. The Associated Press reported that on January seventh, twenty twenty-six, Renee Good, thirty-seven, was shot and killed in her vehicle while leaving an anti-immigration-enforcement protest in Minneapolis. The Associated Press later reported that federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence and said Minnesota had no jurisdiction. The Associated Press reported that on January twenty-fourth, Alex Pretti, thirty-seven, an intensive care nurse, was shot and killed during a Minneapolis protest while filming Border Patrol officers conducting an immigration-enforcement operation. CBS News Minnesota reported Pretti was shot near West Twenty-sixth Street and Nicollet Avenue South by two unidentified U.S. Border Patrol and Protection officers. The Associated Press reported that Hennepin County sued in March to obtain evidence. On July thirteenth, the Associated Press reported that County Attorney Mary Moriarty said federal prosecutors turned over hard drives, statements, body-camera video, other materials, and Good’s badly damaged SUV. The file’s open questions include whether Minnesota prosecutors will bring charges in either death, what state investigators will conclude, and which federal officers were involved in Pretti’s shooting. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero five zero at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
7 January 2026
Renee Good, 37, was shot and killed in her vehicle while leaving an anti-immigration-enforcement protest in Minneapolis.
AP
8 January 2026
AP reported that federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence in Good's killing and said Minnesota had no jurisdiction to investigate.
AP
24 January 2026
Alex Pretti, 37, an intensive care nurse, was shot and killed during a protest in Minneapolis.
AP
24 January 2026
AP reported that Pretti was filming Border Patrol officers conducting an immigration-enforcement operation when he was shot.
AP
24 January 2026
CBS News Minnesota reported that Pretti was shot near West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue South by two unidentified U.S. Border Patrol and Protection officers.
CBS News Minnesota
March 2026
AP reported that Hennepin County sued the administration to obtain evidence in the killings of Good and Pretti and a related nonfatal shooting case.
AP
13 July 2026
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said federal prosecutors turned over evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in the Good and Pretti investigations.
AP
13 July 2026
Moriarty said the evidence included hard drives containing statements, police body-camera video and other materials.
AP
13 July 2026
Moriarty said federal prosecutors also turned over Good's badly damaged SUV.
AP
13 July 2026
The Washington Post reported that Moriarty's office had begun downloading and categorizing terabytes of federal investigative material and that local authorities would use the evidence to decide whether to bring charges.
The Washington Post
16 July 2026
Michael Gary Petersen, 41, of Melvindale, Michigan, was arrested and charged with threatening to assault or murder a law enforcement officer and interstate communications involving threats; the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said the criminal complaint includes allegations involving the ICE agent in Good's shooting, and the charges are unproven allegations.
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan · added 25 Jul 2026
19 July 2026
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the evidence shared by federal investigators included many statements by agents and that her office was reviewing the material.
CBS News Minnesota · added 25 Jul 2026
24 July 2026
The Department of Homeland Security told WCCO that the Pretti matter remained under active investigation.
CBS News Minnesota · added 25 Jul 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Will Minnesota prosecutors bring charges in either death?unconfirmed; no charges reported in the Good or Pretti deaths · unconfirmed
What will state investigators conclude after reviewing the hard drives, statements, body-camera video and SUV evidence?under review · unconfirmed
Will the March evidence-access lawsuit be settled or remain active?pending; Washington Post reported Moriarty expected settlement may be possible · unconfirmed
What evidence, if any, remains outside state investigators' possession?unconfirmed; latest reporting says federal authorities shared key evidence · unconfirmed
Which federal officers were involved in Pretti's shooting?unconfirmed in reviewed reporting; CBS described two unidentified officers · unconfirmed
What will happen in the separate federal threat case that referenced the ICE agent involved in Good's shooting?unconfirmed; charges are pending and unproven allegations · unconfirmed
Will federal authorities publicly announce any charging decision or finding in the Good or Pretti deaths?unconfirmed; no federal charging decision or finding reported in reviewed post-16 July sources · unconfirmed
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