U.S. Attorney’s Office Takes Control of Probe into Renee Good’s Murder

The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said that the U.S. attorney’s office had barred the agency from taking part in the investigation into the murder of Renee Good, Tim Sullivan, and Giovanna Dell’Orto reported for the Associated Press (AP).

The shooting marked a dramatic escalation in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration. (Photo: Chad Davis photography / https://www.flickr.com/photos/chaddavisphotography/55029299754/)

BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement that after consultations with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the U.S. attorney’s office, and the FBI following the shooting, it was initially decided that the BCA Force Investigations Unit would conduct a joint investigation with the FBI.

However, Evans said the FBI later informed the BCA that the U.S. attorney’s office had changed the plan.

“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,” Evans wrote.

“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses, and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demand. As a result, the BCA has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation. The BCA Force Investigations Unit was designed to ensure consistency, accountability, and public confidence, none of which can be achieved without full cooperation and jurisdictional clarity,” he added.

The shooting marked a dramatic escalation in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration.

Wednesday’s incident was at least the fifth death linked to the crackdown. The decision to exclude the BCA from the investigation has fueled suspicions that the administration may be planning another cover-up.