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Judge orders Trump administration officials to preserve evidence from shooting
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A federal judge in Minnesota has blocked the Trump administration from "destroying or altering evidence" related to today's fatal shooting of Pretti.
The ruling comes after Minnesota state officials filed a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security officials and others in Minnesota’s U.S. District Court seeking a temporary restraining order that would prohibit federal officials from destroying evidence.
Judge Eric Tostrud's order includes any "evidence that Defendants and those working on their behalf removed from the scene and/or evidence that Defendants have taken into their exclusive custody," it states.
The suit, filed by the state attorney general, includes the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as plaintiffs and names among its defendants the leadership of several federal agencies, including the DHS.
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