Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2026
Case Ongoing
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Hours after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, state and local authorities sued the Trump Administration seeking access to potential evidence, and to enjoin that evidence's destruction by federal officials.
The case was filed by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. It was prompted by a shooting on the morning of January 24, 2026, when federal officers, deployed for federal immigration enforcement agents, fatally shot Pretti, who was apparently observing immigration enforcement operations. The complaint alleged that BCA personnel headed to the scene to investigate the incident, but federal personnel ordered Minnesota law enforcement to leave, denying them immediate access to critical evidence necessary to investigate crimes under state law. Then, the complaint said, just a few hours after the shooting, federal personnel left, allowing the crime scene perimeter to collapse and potentially spoiling evidence. The defendants were the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and several officials.
The case was assigned to Judge Eric Tostrud.
Represented by the Minnesota Attorney General's office and Hennepin County Attorney, the plaintiffs’ claims were violation of the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment and of the Administrative Procedure Act for arbitrary and otherwise unlawful conduct.. The plaintiffs sought immediate relief:
That same day, Judge Tostrud granted a Temporary Restraining Order, enjoining federal officials from “destroying or altering evidence related to the fatal shooting involving federal officers that took place in or around 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, including but not limited to evidence that Defendants and those working on their behalf removed from the scene and/or evidence that Defendants have taken into their exclusive custody.”
Fuller briefing is due on January 26. This case is ongoing.
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For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72185880/parties/minnesota-bureau-of-criminal-apprehension-v-noem/
Tostrud, Eric Christian (Minnesota)
Diegel, Clare A. (Minnesota)
Farrell, Peter J (Minnesota)
Richie, Joseph Robert (Minnesota)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72185880/minnesota-bureau-of-criminal-apprehension-v-noem/
Last updated Jan. 25, 2026, 11:35 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 24, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Hennepin County Attorney
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Other Dockets:
District of Minnesota 0:26-00628
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Issues
Immigration/Border:
Policing: