The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday.Recommended Video Were looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened, Blanche said during a news conference. Blanche did not explain why DOJ decided to open an investigation into Prettis killing, but has said a similar probe is not warranted in the Jan. 7 death of Renee Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. He said only on Friday that the Civil Rights Division does not investigate every law enforcement shooting and that there have to be circumstances and facts that warrant an investigation. President Trump has said repeatedly, Of course, this is something were going to investigate, Blanche said of the Pretti shooting. Steve Schleicher, a Minneapolis-based attorney representing Prettis parents, said Friday that the familys focus is on a fair and impartial investigation that examines the facts around his murder. FBI to take over federal investigation The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the FBI will lead the federal probe into Prettis death. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem first disclosed the shift in which agency was leading the investigation during a Fox News interview Thursday evening. Her department previ
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