DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Minnesota death of Alex Pretti

DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Minnesota death of Alex Pretti

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The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation in the shooting death of Alex Pretti, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters on Friday.

Pretti was fatally shot on Jan. 17 during an interaction with U.S. Border Patrol personnel in Minneapolis, Minn.

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