A dramatic shift in a high-profile investigation unfolded after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
WASHINGTON — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced that it has been excluded from the ongoing investigation into the shooting incident involving Renee Good, a Minneapolis resident, by an ICE agent. This exclusion means the BCA no longer has access to critical evidence and case files.
In a statement released on Thursday, the BCA revealed that the FBI communicated its decision to take over the investigation entirely. This decision effectively bars the BCA from accessing the crime scene evidence, conducting investigative interviews, and reviewing case materials, according to the agency.
“The investigation is now under the sole jurisdiction of the FBI, leaving the BCA without the essential access needed to conduct a comprehensive and independent inquiry,” stated Drew Evans, Superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Initially, a joint investigation was planned between the BCA and the FBI to scrutinize the circumstances surrounding Good’s death. However, this arrangement was altered by the U.S. Attorney’s office, as noted by Evans.
“Without full access to the necessary evidence, witness accounts, and collected information, we are unable to uphold the investigative standards mandated by Minnesota law and expected by the public. Consequently, the BCA has, with reluctance, withdrawn from the investigation,” the agency concluded.
The withdrawal comes after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday morning on the south side of Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized the Trump administration Thursday for freezing Minnesota out of the investigation into the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of a woman by a federal officer.
“It feels very, very difficult that we will get a fair outcome,” Walz said at a briefing for reporters. “And I say that only because people in positions of power have already passed judgment, from the president to the vice president to (Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, have stood and told you things that are verifiably false, verifiably inaccurate.”
Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said he’d welcome the chance to get his agents back involved in the search for answers.
“For us to be able to do that, it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, without cooperation from the federal government,” Jacobson said.
Samantha Fischer from KARE contributed to this report.
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