Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison blasted federal authorities after the U.S. Attorney’s Office barred state investigators from accessing evidence into the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration authorities on Wednesday. “We’ve been trying to figure out how can we get somebody at the FBI, somebody to understand the damage that they’re doing with this kind of decision,” Ellison said Thursday on CNN.Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and mother of three, was inside her SUV when federal authorities fatally shot her on Wednesday morning. Bystander footage of the incident showed Good’s vehicle being surrounded by immigration authorities before she reverses and pulls forward. An officer can be seen firing three shots, first through Good’s windshield and then through her open driver’s side window.President Donald Trump and his administration placed the blame on Good. The Department of Homeland Security labeled her a “violent rioter” and accused her of weaponizing her vehicle to run over the federal agent they claim was defending himself. Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.…— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 7, 2026The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI initially teamed up to conduct a joint investigation, but the BCA confirmed Thursday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office had reversed that decision. The FBI told state authorities 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,” the BCA statement read. The BCA stated it has “reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation,” saying that “without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands.”Ellison questioned the decision on CNN.“If federal authorities are saying they won’t even entertain a joint and inclusive investigation, that is deeply disturbing,” he said. “And my question is, what are you afraid of? What are you afraid of an independent investigation for?”The state’s attorney general said he hopes federal authorities understand “the true damage to justice and the perception of justice” that a closed-off investigation would mean, noting that “no matter what they come out with, it will be questioned, and maybe they don’t care.”Ellison went on to challenge federal authorities, arguing that “there’s a violation of Minnesota statutes here” and he can “think of a number of potential charges.” He then added, “Hopefully they’ll reverse it. I don’t know, but that news, that what you just read is deeply concerning, extremely disappointing, and I’m sure that I’ll be dealing with it, and as any as others in Minnesota will be over the next time period.” Close