Federal Agents and State Officials Play 'Who Can Block Crime Scenes Better?'

KEY POINTS

•On January 24, Minnesota officials sued federal authorities to access evidence related to Alex Pretti’s shooting after federal agents blocked state investigators.
•A federal judge temporarily barred the FBI and Homeland Security from destroying evidence, escalating a standoff over jurisdiction and transparency.
•State and national leaders called for cooperation, but federal officials denied wrongdoing while the standoff recalled a similar case from January 7 involving an ICE agent.

On a typical Saturday chaos, Minnesota got a live-action thriller starring Border Patrol agents, state officials, and a high-stakes game of keep-away over a crime scene. Agent vs. Agent: Federal agents refused a search warrant straight from a Hennepin County judge hours after Alex Pretti’s shooting, physically blocking state investigators, who called this bizarre move 'uncharted territory.' Meanwhile, Attorney General Keith Ellison admitted they've never done anything like this before, and Governor Walz called it an 'inflection point,' which is a fancy way to say 'total mess.' Spoiler alert: federal officials slammed the idea of destroying evidence as 'ridiculous,' just as Minnesota prepped a lawsuit to pry agent names loose, channeling legal drama rivaling daytime TV. This comes fresh off blocking state investigators after an ICE shooter killed Renee Good in early January, proving cooperation isn’t just rare—it’s practically a legend.

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Minnesota officials got a search warrant for a crime scene, but federal agents said, 'Nope. Blocked.' Crime drama or government dysfunction? Spoiler: it’s both.

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