Overview
- Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the U.S. Attorney’s Office reversed an initial joint plan, leaving the FBI as the lone investigator with the state barred from case materials, scene evidence, and interviews.
- The BCA has withdrawn, saying it cannot meet Minnesota’s investigative standards without full access, though it urged the FBI to later share the complete file with state and federal prosecutors.
- ICE and DHS assert the agent fired in self-defense after Renee Nicole Macklin Good, 37, used her vehicle as a weapon, a claim disputed by local officials and eyewitness accounts citing video of the shooting.
- Protests and confrontations with federal officers erupted in Minneapolis and other cities, and Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes as officials called for calm and transparency.
- Legal experts note Minnesota could pursue charges only if the agent acted beyond lawful federal duties, a threshold made harder to assess without FBI evidence sharing, as congressional Democrats vow oversight of the incident.