Minneapolis ICE Shooting: Local Attorneys Demand Access to Evidence, Citing FBI-Exclusive Investigation.
The deadly shooting of Renee Good by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on January 7th has left local attorneys feeling shut out of the investigation. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty expressed concern that state investigators will not have access to federal evidence, including Good's car, which was shot during the incident.
According to Moriarty, the FBI currently holds this evidence, and her office is "really none" in terms of accessing it. As a result, they are now urging the public to come forward with any information or evidence that may be relevant to the case. A website has been set up where people can submit their findings.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stated that his office is collaborating with the state's attorney general's office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to gather and review all available evidence. However, he warned that it would be impossible to reach a conclusion in good faith due to the sheer volume of remaining evidence.
The local attorneys' concerns have led them to question why the investigation is being conducted exclusively by federal authorities without any state involvement. As Moriarty noted, "We want to make sure [the evidence] gets gathered and collected, and we'll deal with those other matters of joint versus exclusive later."
The deadly shooting of Renee Good by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on January 7th has left local attorneys feeling shut out of the investigation. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty expressed concern that state investigators will not have access to federal evidence, including Good's car, which was shot during the incident.
According to Moriarty, the FBI currently holds this evidence, and her office is "really none" in terms of accessing it. As a result, they are now urging the public to come forward with any information or evidence that may be relevant to the case. A website has been set up where people can submit their findings.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stated that his office is collaborating with the state's attorney general's office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to gather and review all available evidence. However, he warned that it would be impossible to reach a conclusion in good faith due to the sheer volume of remaining evidence.
The local attorneys' concerns have led them to question why the investigation is being conducted exclusively by federal authorities without any state involvement. As Moriarty noted, "We want to make sure [the evidence] gets gathered and collected, and we'll deal with those other matters of joint versus exclusive later."
... like what's the point of having a state investigation if they're not even gonna have access to all the evidence? it's like, shouldn't they at least get to review the car that was shot or whatever? and meanwhile, the FBI is holding onto everything like it's their personal safe 
... why can't they just share it with the state people who actually care about getting justice for Renee Good? 
so an ICE agent just happens to shoot a woman in the car and suddenly everyone's all like "oh, but I'm a lawyer, I need access to the evidence"... how convenient. Meanwhile, Ellison is over here saying there's too much evidence for them to even bother trying? 
. And what about all the evidence that might be hidin' in plain sight? If people are already comin' forward with info, shouldn't that count for somethin'? It just feels like we're lettin' a federal agency dictate how justice is served here.
! i cant believe the hennepin county atty has to beg for access to evidence from the fbi - doesnt it seem weird that federal agents are handling a state investigation? 
i mean what if there was somethin they missed or didnt want to share? 
they need to have a say in this investigation too not just rely on the public to come forward with whatever scraps they can find. and another thing, isn't it weird that the state's AG is saying it'll be impossible to reach a conclusion without the feds? sounds like they're trying to sweep something under the rug 
gotta keep an eye on this one
anyway, hope they get to the bottom of it soon 
. it's not like the fbi is gonna share all their secrets for free 
. why can't keith ellison just get some state help or something? 
. I think it's weird that the FBI has all the evidence, like her car... it just doesn't seem right that they're keeping it from us. Like, we need to know what happened too, you know? 
