Miami/Minneapolis,.– Authorities in Minnesota accused the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Thursday of preventing them from accessing evidence about the woman shot by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday, for which they denounced that they were excluded from the case.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) stated in a statement that, despite a prior agreement to conduct a joint investigation into the woman’s death, the FBI backed down by informing them that “they would no longer have access to case materials, crime scene evidence, or investigation interviews.”
“Without full access to the evidence, witnesses, and information collected, we cannot meet the investigation standards that Minnesota law and the public demand. As a result, the BCA has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation,” stated the superintendent of the state agency, Drew Evans.
The announcement occurs amidst the clash of versions between local authorities and the administration of President Donald Trump regarding the death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old American who died on Wednesday after being shot by an ICE agent while she was driving her vehicle amidst protests against the raids in Minneapolis.
Trump called the woman a “professional agitator” and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused her of “domestic terrorism” because, according to them, she was going to run over the agents with her car, but the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, denied this version by claiming that the officers killed her unjustifiably.
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Noemí responded this Thursday in a conference that “they have not excluded” from the case to the state agency, but rather “it has no jurisdiction in this investigation.”
But the BCA indicated that its Investigations Unit “was designed to ensure consistency, accountability, and public trust, which cannot be achieved without full cooperation and jurisdictional clarity.”
“We expect the FBI to conduct a thorough and complete investigation, and that the complete investigation file be shared with the appropriate law enforcement authorities at both the state and federal levels,” stated Superintendent Evans.
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The event has amplified the existing protests against ICE in Minneapolis, where at least eight people were arrested this Thursday at the beginning of the second day of demonstrations over the woman’s death, as confirmed by several witnesses to EFE.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency on Wednesday and asked his National Guard to prepare to respond to demonstrations, while the city’s public schools have canceled classes for the rest of the week for safety.
