Minnesota officials say they can’t access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won’t work jointly on investigation

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The head of Minnesota’s state investigations agency says the U.S. attorney’s office has cut off its access in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent.

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“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,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement.

It had been decided that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension would investigate Good’s shooting death along with the FBI, but that later was changed by the U.S. Attorney’s office, according to Evans.

The BCA “has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation,” Evans wrote.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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