REPORT: Minnesota state investigators walk away from ICE-involved shooting investigation in Minneapolis

January 8, 2026

State officials in Minnesota are mad because the FBI is investigating the ICE-involved shooting that occurred in Minneapolis on Wednesday, instead of letting the state handle the investigation.

From Fox News: The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced Thursday that it has “reluctantly withdrawn” from the investigation into the shooting of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.

The state investigative bureau said it was informed by the FBI that it would no longer have access to materials required for a “thorough and independent” review.

Minnesota BCA Superintendent Drew Evans issued a statement on Thursday morning saying on Wednesday, “after consultation with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI, it was decided that the BCA Force Investigations Unit would conduct a joint investigation with the FBI” into the death of Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation in south Minneapolis.

“Later that afternoon, the FBI informed the BCA that the U.S. Attorney’s Office had reversed course: 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 continued.

“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands. As a result, the BCA has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation,” the statement continues.

BCA statement regarding investigation of ICE fatal shooting in Minneapolis https://t.co/3SHwMMX6iP

— Minnesota Department of Public Safety (@MnDPS_DPS) January 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi blasted out the following message:

MINNESOTA: Peacefully protesting is a sacred American right protected by the First Amendment.

Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime. So is damaging federal property. If you cross that red line, you will be arrested and prosecuted. Do not test our resolve.

MINNESOTA:

Peacefully protesting is a sacred American right protected by the First Amendment.

Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime. So is damaging federal property.

If you cross that red line, you will be arrested and prosecuted. Do…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 8, 2026