The county attorney asked Gov. Greg Abbott to authorize the extradition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro on charges of assault.
The man killed, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was mourned by his sons as a father, husband and business owner, and said he was shot inside his car. Details of the encounter remain unclear.
Gregory Morgan Jr. allegedly brandished a firearm at motorists in February, according to the complaint.
'Crazy person driving down the road'
“There is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal agents who violate the law in the state of Minnesota,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said.
The Hennepin County Attorney's office said the incident took place in February.
Following the deadly shooting by an ICE agent in Minnesota, a gun rights advocate discusses the Trump administration's stance.
AI:A gun rights advocate describes the recent fatal shooting involving an ICE agent in Minnesota as a "disaster" for the Trump administration.Open
Pretti's death marked the second fatal incident of the ICE deployment to Minneapolis, following the shooting of Renee Good, whom an agent shot while in her vehicle.
AI:Senator Murkowski is calling for an investigation into the "disturbing" death of anti-ICE demonstrator Pretti. This follows a previous fatal incident in Minneapolis involving the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.Open