Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is participating in a multi-department investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed in Minneapolis last week by two Border Patrol agents.

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was killed by a federal immigration enforcement agent in Minneapolis.

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was killed by a federal immigration enforcement agent in Minneapolis.

DOJ launches civil rights investigation into fatal Border Patrol shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirms.