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Vance Defends ICE Agent in Minneapolis Killing as FBI Excludes State Investigators

The FBI’s takeover after cutting out Minnesota’s investigators has raised fresh transparency concerns.

Overview

  • An ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during a Minneapolis enforcement operation, and verified bystander video has fueled disputes over claims that she tried to ram an agent.
  • Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension withdrew from the probe after saying the FBI cut off access to interviews and evidence, drawing objections from Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison.
  • At a tense White House briefing, Vice President J.D. Vance said the agent acted in self-defense, cited a prior incident in which the agent was dragged by a car, blamed a left-wing network, and later conceded he could not know Good’s intent.
  • Local reporting identified the shooter as Jonathan Ross, though DHS has not released the officer’s name and no criminal charges have been announced.
  • Protests expanded in the Twin Cities and beyond, with clashes reported near a federal building where crowd-control munitions were used.