Overview
- Brent and Luke Ganger, alongside family attorney Antonio Romanucci, are set to speak at a Capitol Hill forum led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Robert Garcia, with no DHS officials expected to appear.
- Hennepin County submitted Touhy requests to the Justice and Homeland Security departments for firearms, casings, videos, medical records, policies, agent identities, and statements, setting a Feb. 17 deadline.
- Minnesota officials say the FBI has blocked state investigators from key materials, calling the formal petitions for records unprecedented.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced immediate deployment of body-worn cameras for DHS officers in Minneapolis, with expansion nationwide as funding becomes available.
- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled Alex Pretti’s death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds, and the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation.