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Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, Richard Luscombe, Joseph Gedeon and Lucy Campbell

FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence

People wearing winter clothes stand outside, chanting and holding signs that say
People protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Photograph: Tim Evans/Reuters

The FBI has taken full control of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, it emerged on Thursday.

In a statement, the Minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) said it was initially called upon to help investigate the shooting before federal officials “reversed course” and said the case would be “solely led by the FBI”. With its access to the case materials, witnesses and evidence revoked, the BCA said it had to “reluctantly” withdraw from the investigation.

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