Overview
- The Minnesota BCA says the U.S. Attorney reversed a planned joint probe, leaving the FBI in sole charge and cutting state investigators off from case files, scene evidence, and interviews.
- DHS leaders, including Secretary Kristi Noem, defend the ICE agent’s actions as self-defense and claim the vehicle was used as a weapon, a portrayal challenged by bystander video and Minnesota officials.
- Legal analysts note the Supremacy Clause could complicate any state case against a federal officer, with the lack of evidence-sharing making it harder to prove conduct outside lawful duties.
- Protests swelled in Minneapolis with clashes reported at the Whipple Federal Building, and demonstrations were held or planned in multiple U.S. cities as tensions over the shooting grew.
- President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance publicly backed the agent and criticized media coverage, while Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty pressed for an open investigation.