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FBI Takes Over Minneapolis ICE Shooting Investigation

State investigators say they were cut off from evidence, intensifying a dispute over the federal self-defense claim.

Overview

  • Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and later pronounced dead after an ICE agent fired during a street encounter that began over a blocked roadway, and the police chief said she was not the target of any investigation.
  • DHS officials say the agent acted in self-defense and have called the incident “domestic terrorism,” a characterization Minneapolis and Minnesota leaders reject after reviewing videos.
  • Bystander footage shows an agent firing into the moving SUV, with independent analyses indicating shots were fired as the vehicle turned away, and witnesses say a would-be medical responder was kept back.
  • The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension withdrew after the FBI asserted sole control of the probe, escalating concerns over access to evidence and transparency.
  • Large demonstrations in Minneapolis and other cities led to clashes near a federal facility where officers used chemical irritants and made arrests, as more than 2,000 federal personnel carry out a sweeping immigration operation in the Twin Cities.