WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:

With the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) now leading the investigation into the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is demanding U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel to immediately remove any Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents from the investigation. Duckworth's letter follows the news that HSI agents were originally put in charge of the investigation and shamefully sought to investigate Pretti, rather than his murderers. As Trump's agents continue their pattern of brutality, seen in Illinois, Minneapolis and beyond, ...