Native attorneys are asking the general public to submit any proof they’ve in reference to Wednesday’s lethal capturing, after they are saying they have been shut out of the FBI’s investigation into the incident.
“We’re involved that the proof obtained in an investigation that has solely been performed on the federal stage is not going to be shared with our workplace for overview,” Hennepin County Lawyer Mary Moriarty, whose workplace covers Minneapolis, mentioned throughout a press briefing on Friday.
Moriarty mentioned the FBI at present has such proof as capturing sufferer Renee Good’s automotive, during which Good was shot, and that state investigators wouldn’t have entry to it. She mentioned their entry to federal officers is “actually none.”
A bullet gap within the windshield of a automobile, after the deadly capturing of the motive force Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 7, 2026.
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Moriarty mentioned her workplace has “no preconceived opinion” on a charging choice however that will probably be unable to make any willpower with no thorough investigation. So they’re shifting ahead in collaboration with the state’s lawyer normal’s workplace and the Minnesota Bureau of Prison Apprehension “to protect any proof and be certain that it may be reviewed,” she mentioned.
The county has created a web site the place individuals can submit proof, equivalent to video or data.
“The present posture is that the investigation is one which the feds wish to do with with out state involvement, and so we nonetheless know that there is proof on the market. We wish to ensure that it will get gathered and picked up, and we’ll cope with these different issues of joint versus unique later,” Minnesota Lawyer Common Keith Ellison mentioned on the press briefing.
“There isn’t a conclusion that anybody can attain in good religion at the moment, as a result of there’s an excessive amount of proof nonetheless to be evaluated,” he mentioned.
