We have major breaking news right now, and you are hearing it from us first. I just spoke with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and he confirmed a critical development in the investigation into the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. State investigators are being barred from accessing key evidence, including ballistic evidence, Good’s car, and other materials, by federal authorities, with the FBI now handling the investigation and limiting state access. This means Minnesota officials do not currently have custody of the car, the gun, or the shell casings from the bullets fired by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, even as protests and outrage continue to grow nationwide.
Ellison also made clear that Minnesota believes it has jurisdiction to pursue charges and that there is no statute of limitations on murder, meaning this case can and will be pursued long after any single administration is gone.
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