Minneapolis Mayor Urges FBI to Include State in Probe of Renee Good Shooting
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey urges the FBI to allow Minnesota investigators into the probe of Renee Good's fatal shooting amid federal-state tensions and widespread protests.
Overview
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz criticized the federal investigation after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during a Jan. 7 enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the incident 'domestic terrorism' early; she and DHS declined to allow Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension access to key evidence.
On NBC's Meet the Press, Frey urged the FBI to involve the state's BCA, saying federal bias risks fairness; released cellphone footage shows Good calm and turning away before shots.
Trump administration officials defended the officer, with Vice President JD Vance citing immunity and Tom Homan defending federal operations; DHS sent hundreds more agents to Minnesota.
Protests erupted, including 'No Sleep for ICE' demonstrations; local leaders call for a transparent, joint FBI-BCA investigation to restore trust while legal reviews continue.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources report this story with relative neutrality: they present administration statements (Noem’s pledge to send agents, warnings about obstructing ICE) alongside critics’ concerns (Mayor Frey’s constitutional claims, advocates citing video) and factual context about protests, relying on direct quotes and balanced attribution rather than overt editorializing.
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FAQ
Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz argue that excluding the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the probe and limiting its access to evidence undermines transparency and public trust, especially because federal officials quickly framed the shooting as self-defense while videos and witnesses appear to contradict parts of that narrative.
Cellphone and bystander videos show an agent yelling for Good to get out of her car, the car backing up as another agent steps in front of it, and then the car beginning to drive away as the agent in front fires multiple shots into the vehicle; the footage does not clearly show the agent being run over, despite federal claims that she tried to ram officers.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quickly labeled Good’s actions ‘domestic terrorism’ and other federal officials, including President Trump, claimed she tried to run over an officer, while Minneapolis leaders such as Mayor Frey and Gov. Walz have publicly rejected that framing as propaganda and called the federal narrative biased and misleading.
The shooter has been identified as ICE agent Jonathan Ross, a member of a tactical unit, who was previously injured after being dragged by a fleeing driver during an arrest about six months earlier—an incident cited by federal officials in defending his decision to fire on Good as an act of self-defense.
The shooting has sparked large, mostly peaceful protests in Minneapolis and other cities, with actions like ‘No Sleep for ICE’ and ‘ICE Out For Good’ demonstrations, while the federal government has deployed hundreds of additional agents to Minnesota amid rising political tensions and calls from local leaders for a transparent, joint FBI–state investigation.
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