In Washington, the head of Minnesota’s state investigation agency announced that they have been barred from accessing critical evidence and files related to the incident. This decision has sparked concerns about transparency in the probe. 

On Thursday, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) revealed in a statement that the FBI had informed them they would no longer participate in the joint investigation. Consequently, the BCA has lost access to crucial materials, including scene evidence, investigative interviews, and other case documents. 

“The investigation will now be led exclusively by the FBI,” stated Drew Evans, Superintendent of the BCA. “This means the BCA will not have access to the necessary case materials, scene evidence, or investigative interviews to conduct a thorough and independent investigation.”

Initially, it was agreed that the BCA would collaborate with the FBI to investigate Good’s shooting. However, the U.S. Attorney’s office later revised this arrangement, placing the investigation solely under FBI jurisdiction, according to Evans.

“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands. As a result, the BCA has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation,” the agency added. 

The withdrawal comes after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday morning on the south side of Minneapolis.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized the Trump administration Thursday for freezing Minnesota out of the investigation into the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of a woman by a federal officer.

“It feels very, very difficult that we will get a fair outcome,” Walz said at a briefing for reporters. “And I say that only because people in positions of power have already passed judgment, from the president to the vice president to (Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, have stood and told you things that are verifiably false, verifiably inaccurate.”

Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said he’d welcome the chance to get his agents back involved in the search for answers.

“For us to be able to do that, it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, without cooperation from the federal government,” Jacobson said.

Samantha Fischer from KARE contributed to this report.

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