Minnesota state officials have urged the FBI to bring them back into the fold on an investigation into the shooting by an ICE agent of Renee Good, reported Minnesota Public Radio.
Minnesota's
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was initially working in tandem with the FBI
after an ICE officer killed the 37-year-old Good. But reversed
course, saying it has sole authority.
Minnesota
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said that could hamper a
state investigation and possible prosecution.
“Unless we
do that thorough investigation, unless we have access to all of that evidence,
unless we have access to the agents that were involved in that, to any
witnesses, without any of that, we would not be able to put together a quality
investigation for any prosecutor to be able to make a determination as to
whether or not someone should be charged with a crime,” he said.
Jacobson
and Gov. Tim Walz urged the Trump administration to allow state and local law
enforcement officers to participate in the investigation to ensure public trust
in its results.
“Use our
professional folks. They will gain you the credibility and the trust of
Minnesotans to believe the work that you're doing is honest and it's not just a
whitewashed to back fill a preconceived notion,” Walz said.
Hennepin
County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Thursday that her office began exploring
options available to ensure a state-level investigation could move forward.
“If the
FBI is the sole investigative agency, the State will not receive the
investigative findings, and our community may never learn about its contents,”
Moriarty said in a statement. “We are speaking to our local partners on paths
forward that will allow us to review the investigation and be transparent in
our decision making."
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