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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Department of Homeland Security personnel prevented their investigators from accessing the scene of where a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis.
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State authorities say they were blocked by the feds despite having a signed warrant from a judge.
State investigators blocked from Border Patrol shooting crime scene
What they’re saying:
Minnesota BCA Superintendent Drew Evans spoke during a news conference after the shooting, saying federal agents denied them access to the scene of the shooting,
“We took the step of getting the search warrant because we were denied access to the scene,” Evans said. “So we thought that we’d be able to get access to the scene, much like we would anywhere else, by having an independent judge agree that we have probable cause to investigate the incident at the scene.”
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The superintendent said that information was provided to the Department of Homeland Security, but agents said that this was a scene and matter being investigated, by the federal government, and they would not allow us physical access to the scene.”
The superintendent said that information was provided to the Department of Homeland Security, but federal agents told his staff that the “matter was being investigated by the federal government, and they would not allow us physical access to the scene.”
Evans added that they do not know the identity of the federal agent who opened fire. They also do not know the identity of the federal agent who shot a
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