State investigators say they can't access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-8-2026

State investigators say they can’t access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case
By CURTIS YEE, SAL CHRIST and LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA
Updated 10:33 AM CST, January 8, 2026

The head of Minnesota’s state investigations agency said Thursday that the U.S. attorney’s office has barred it from taking part in the investigation into an ICE officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman.

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement that after the agency consulted with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the U.S. attorney’s office and the FBI following the Wednesday shooting of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Nicole Macklin Good, “it was decided that the BCA Force Investigations Unit would conduct a joint investigation with the FBI” and that the “BCA responded promptly to the scene and began coordinating investigative work in good faith.

He said the FBI informed the BCA later Wednesday that the U.S. attorney’s office had changed the plan.

“The investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation,” Evans wrote.

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[FarPoint]

1. The ICE agents destroyed the crime scene immediately...

Video is about as good as we get.... FBI is the insurance policy for ICE.

[Jersey Devil]

11. They even moved the body

They took her out of the car and carried her down the block after it must have been obvious she was dead with blood and brain matter all over the place. What police move a corpse from a crime scene?

[jmbar2]

2. Another coverup - glad so many citizens documented everything.

Nicolas Kristof published a good video summary and analysis of the murder this morning in the NYT. It's indisputably a murder. Sorry, don't have the link at the moment.

[Ocelot II]

3. No surprise there. The whole thing will be whitewashed.

The videos are out there, but there will be no consequences for the agents or ICE.

[dalton99a]

4. The criminal regime will go to extreme lengths to shield and protect their terrorists

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Pretty vast right wing conspiracy there.

FBI covering up murder for ICE. Who benefits?

.webp

[GusBob]

6. There it is folks

Once this nation lost democracy and freedom, justice was next to go

[sop]

7. You know what?...Fuck that shit, do your own independent investigation, you have ample video evidence, eye witnesses,

a dead woman's body...

[hamsterjill]

12. THIS!!!!

I'm so fucking tired of the "we can't do anything" excuses. THIS!! THIS!!! THIS!!!!!!!

[Ms. Toad]

8. So much for their stated policy.

If a crime is committed that is a violation of local, state, and federal laws, does the FBI “take over” the investigation?
No. State and local law enforcement agencies are not subordinate to the FBI, and the FBI does not supervise or take over their investigations. Instead, the investigative resources of the FBI and state and local agencies are often pooled in a common effort to investigate and solve the cases. In fact, many task forces composed of FBI agents and state and local officers have been formed to locate fugitives and to address serious threats like terrorism and street violence.

https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/if-a-crime-is-committed-that-is-a-violation-of-local-state-and-federal-laws-does-the-fbi-take-over-the-investigation

Maybe they forgot to wipe this page clean.

[dalton99a]

9. +1. Before they remove that page:

https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/if-a-crime-is-committed-that-is-a-violation-of-local-state-and-federal-laws-does-the-fbi-take-over-the-investigation

[Solly Mack]

10. No justice. Just lies.

[ScratchCat]

13. This is unlawful and the Minnesota AG will have no choice

State and local jurisdictions are not subordinate to the FBI in cases of violations of State or local laws. This does not - REPEAT - does not change if the perp is Federal LEO.

The State AG will have to convene a Grand Jury based upon the videos and witness statements and file charges.

[leftstreet]

14. +1 Paging Keith Ellison...