DOJ expands inquiry into Alex Pretti shooting to civil rights probe
TL;DR
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, reversing the prior Homeland Security-only review and signaling a broader federal civil rights inquiry, a move spurred by GOP criticism of the initial approach.
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- Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti shooting The Washington Post
- US DoJ opens federal civil rights investigation into killing of Alex Pretti The Guardian
- Live updates: Massive crowds turn out at anti-ICE protests as DOJ opens civil rights probe into Pretti’s shooting death CNN
- Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis PBS
- Live updates: ICE protests spread; Don Lemon released after arrest; DOJ launches civil rights probe into Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis NBC News
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