FBI takes over investigation into ICE agent killing of woman in Minneapolis
Al Jazeera
Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Superintendent Drew Evans said US state would no longer be involved.
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken control of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, despite outcry from state officials.
On Thursday, Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) explained that federal authorities from the FBI and the US Department of Justice had denied the state bureau access to case materials.
Previously, state and federal officials had been slated to work together on the investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, 37, a mother of three who was shot dead in her car on Wednesday.
“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,” BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said on Thursday.
“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands.”
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