MINNESOTA (TNND) — Federal prosecutors have turned over key evidence in the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti to Minnesota investigators after months of legal battles, marking a major breakthrough in the state’s effort to investigate the deaths.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Monday that the evidence was released by U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen’s office after a lengthy dispute over access to the materials. The transfer includes previously withheld hard drives containing witness statements, police body-camera footage and Good’s damaged SUV.

“The wonderful thing now is we have all the evidence,” Moriarty said in a video statement. “Any time the government is responsible in whatever way for taking the life of a community member, we need to have a full and thorough investigation.”

The Minneapolis immigration crackdown, dubbed “Operation Metro Surge,” ended in February after being billed as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever.

A private autopsy found that Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot three times by a federal immigration agent during a Jan. 7 traffic stop, including a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was shot and killed during a Jan. 24 protest. The medical examiner ruled he died after being struck multiple times by federal agents.

At least nine people have been killed nationwide in encounters involving ICE agents since the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign began last year. No one has been charged in connection with the deaths, and the federal government has argued that state prosecutors lack jurisdiction to investigate federal officers.

The latest development also comes as questions continue to surround other recent fatal ICE shootings. An ICE agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, while prosecutors in Houston said federal officials are still withholding key evidence in their investigation into another deadly shooting involving an ICE officer last week.

Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration in March, accusing federal authorities of refusing to provide evidence needed for the state investigation.

Court filings suggest the breakthrough came after federal prosecutors sought evidence gathered by state investigators in a separate case involving ICE agent Christian Castro.

Castro, 52, has been charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime in connection with the Jan. 14 nonfatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Prosecutors allege Castro fired through the front door of a Minneapolis home while pursuing another man, striking Sosa-Celis in the thigh.

State and local prosecutors told federal officials they would share evidence in Castro’s case only if the federal government agreed to reciprocate in the investigations into the deaths of Good and Pretti.

“We are willing to share evidence with you if the exchange is reciprocal,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans wrote in a court filing.

Lawyers for Good’s family called the evidence transfer “an important and meaningful step toward justice and accountability.” The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which has taken custody of the materials, said “great strides have been made” to ensure a “thorough and complete review” of both shootings.

But an attorney for Pretti’s family said Rosen’s office still declined during a Monday meeting to confirm whether any formal cooperation agreement exists between state and federal investigators.

“No family should be required to beg federal authorities to do their job,” attorney Steve Schleicher said in a statement. “Without a public commitment by federal authorities to cooperate with the state, it is difficult—if not impossible—to pursue justice that holds the individuals accountable for Alex’s death.”

The evidence transfer marks the first significant cooperation between state and federal investigators since Minnesota filed its lawsuit, potentially allowing the long-stalled investigations into both fatal shootings to move forward.

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Editor’s note: The Associated Press contributed to this article.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Residents of Indianapolis’s near north side have a chance to help shape the future of their neighborhood.

Crossroads AME Church is hosting two community listening sessions to gather input on revitalizing the 32nd Street and Capitol Avenue corridor in the Crown Hill neighborhood.

The first session is 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, 3266 N. Meridian St. A second session is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 30, at the same location.

“We as a congregation do not want to undertake that initiative without getting input from the community,” said Reverend Jerry E. Davis III of Crossroads AME Church.

The corridor, located two blocks west of the Children’s Museum, has long been identified as an area in need of resources. Davis said the church’s research and conversations with community leaders have already surfaced concerns about access to food and pharmacy services. The area has been described by some as both a food desert and a pharmacy desert — a situation that worsened when a CVS near 38th Street and Illinois Street was replaced by a car wash.

“There is one less resource where perhaps within walking distance we can get the pharmaceutical needs that we have satisfied,” Davis said.

The July 14 session is designed as an open forum, with no limits placed on what residents can raise. Davis said the church wants to hear ideas that go beyond what research has already uncovered.

“We want to hear even beyond the numbers,” he said.

The July 30 session will give attendees a chance to return and prioritize the ideas and needs shared at the first gathering. Davis called the two sessions a “both and” opportunity, encouraging residents to attend both.

Both sessions offer in-person and virtual participation options. A free dinner will be provided at both in-person gatherings.

For more information, contact Crossroads AME Church.

CLEVELAND — Federal prosecutors in Ohio have unsealed a broad cybercrime indictment against two Russian companies and three people accused of operating a Russia-based online service that investigators say enabled hackers around the world to perform ransomware, malware and other damaging cyberattacks.

The case is being prosecuted in Ohio because of the large number of victims in the state, authorities said.

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio David Toepfer said the alleged crimes affected victims in 21 states and in countries around the world, causing more than $62 million in losses.

The indictment charges two companies — Media Land and ML.Cloud — along with three individuals based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Investigators allege that the defendants operated infrastructure that allowed cybercriminals to launch attacks against hospitals, schools, civic organizations and businesses.

“Cybercrimes like this are a matter of national security,” Toepfer said.

According to prosecutors, the companies provided so-called “bulletproof hosting” services, which shield criminal activity from law enforcement and allow cybercriminal operations to remain online. Authorities said the network fueled ransomware, malware and brute-force attacks worldwide.

“Media Land through the darknet was a borderless powerhouse of criminal activity that not only fueled the rise and persistence in ransomware, malware and brute force attacks worldwide, but also a multitude of illegal acts with the capacity to inflict reputational damage and economic harm,” Joshua Del Manzo, the special agent in charge with FBI Cleveland said.

Victims in Ohio were identified in Akron, Brookfield, Canton, Cleveland, Elyria, Findlay, Medina and Valley View.

Federal investigators said the case grew out of a Cleveland FBI investigation that began seven years ago.

“Because of the investigative team’s tireless efforts, the cyber infrastructure supporting American hospitals, schools, civic organizations and companies are safer,” Toepfer said.

Authorities said they have shut down the ability of Media Land and ML.Cloud to provide hosting services to cybercriminals, calling it a major disruption to a significant part of the global cybercrime ecosystem.

“We have effectively shut down Media Land and ML Cloud’s ability to provide hosting services to cybercriminals wherever they operate,” Toepfer said. “This approach identified and exposed the largest bulletproof hosting service in the world, and struck a serious blow to malicious ransomware and malware actors everywhere.”

Prosecutors acknowledged that the suspects Aleksandr Volosovik, Yulia Pankova and Kirill Zatolokin remain in Russia, but said dismantling the companies’ infrastructure is still a significant victory in the fight against global cybercrime.

The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million, and possible relocation, for information about government-linked associates of the Russian individuals and companies charged in the case.