普雷蒂父母10月27日在明尼阿波利斯首次公开露面，批评司法部扣留儿子遇害案证据
明尼苏达州亨内平县明尼阿波利斯市10月27日举行一场新闻发布会，亚历克斯·普雷蒂的父母首次在他遇害后公开露面。普雷蒂现年37岁，是一名重症监护室护士，今年1月在明尼阿波利斯参加抗议联邦移民执法行动的示威时被联邦移民执法人员开枪打死。
他的父亲迈克尔在发布会上说，与司法部打交道的经历让家人怀疑儿子是否还能得到公正，并要求司法部“做好本职工作，不要再包庇杀害亚历克斯的人”。司法部在给路透社的声明中回应称，与家属的沟通通常发生在案件的后期阶段，例如起诉、初次出庭、审判或量刑时，在调查期间通常不会进行此类沟通。
亨内平县检察官玛丽·莫里亚蒂在普雷蒂遇害后不久启动刑事调查，并于3月起诉联邦政府，要求获得普雷蒂与古德两起死亡案件以及另一起非致命枪击案的证据。官方此前称普雷蒂当时试图用合法持有的手枪袭击执法人员，但旁观者视频显示他当时手持电话，正试图帮助一名被推倒的抗议者。
Parents of Alex Pretti Appear Publicly in Minneapolis for the First Time on Oct. 27, Accusing Justice Department of Withholding Evidence in Their Son's Killing
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota — The parents of Alex Pretti appeared in public for the first time since his death at a news conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 27. Pretti, 37, an intensive care nurse, was shot and killed by federal immigration officers in January while taking part in a protest against federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.
His father, Michael Pretti, said the family's dealings with the Justice Department had left them doubting whether their son would receive justice, and he demanded that the department "do its job and stop shielding the people who killed Alex." In a statement to Reuters, the Justice Department responded that communication with families usually occurs at later stages of a case — such as indictment, initial appearance, trial or sentencing — and that such communication typically does not take place during an investigation.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty opened a criminal investigation shortly after Pretti's death and sued the federal government in March seeking evidence from the deaths of Pretti and Renee Good and from a separate non-fatal shooting. Officials initially said Pretti had tried to attack officers with a legally carried handgun, but bystander video showed him holding a phone and trying to help a protester who had been pushed to the ground.
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图片来源：图：明尼阿波利斯市中心街景（资料图）。作者 Tony Webster，CC BY，取自 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Downtown Minneapolis, file photo. By Tony Webster, CC BY, via Wikimedia Commons.
