Overview
- Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis and senior lawyers in the DOJ Civil Rights Division submitted resignations, citing directives to investigate Renee Good’s widow and their removal from the Minnesota case.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said there is no basis for a federal civil-rights criminal investigation into the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
- Federal investigators limited Minnesota authorities’ access to case materials as the FBI was designated the sole investigative agency for the shooting.
- The administration’s account that Good tried to ram an ICE agent is disputed by local officials who point to videos that appear to show her vehicle moving away from the officer.
- Protests continued in Minneapolis with officers deploying tear gas, while Minnesota and Illinois filed lawsuits against the federal government and the UN Human Rights Office called for an independent investigation.