FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence
by Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, Richard Luscombe, from US news | The Guardian on (#72P63)
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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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