Minnesota authorities on Friday (January 9, 2026) said they were opening their own probe into a U.S. Immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in her car, after some State and local officials criticised the federal government for refusing to cooperate.
Mary Moriarty, the top prosecutor for Minneapolis’ Hennepin County, and the State’s Democratic attorney general, Keith Ellison, said at a press conference that they would collect evidence from Wednesday’s (January 8) shooting, including witness videos and statements.
The announcement came one day after the State’s lead investigative agency, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said the FBI had reversed its initial cooperation and blocked the BCA from scene evidence, witness interviews and other material.
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Ms. Moriarty, a Democrat, said she had concerns that without the involvement of the BCA, her office might not receive enough evidence to decide whether State charges against the officer might be warranted.
